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HINDI VERB

सुलाना

to put someone to sleep

  • #165 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI put someone to sleep
तुमyou put someone to sleep
आपyou put someone to sleep (politely)
वहhe/she puts someone to sleep
हमwe put someone to sleep
वेthey put someone to sleep

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am putting someone to sleep
तुमyou are putting someone to sleep
आपyou are putting someone to sleep (politely)
वहhe/she is putting someone to sleep
हमwe are putting someone to sleep
वेthey are putting someone to sleep

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI put someone to sleep (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou put someone to sleep (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou put someone to sleep (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she put someone to sleep (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe put someone to sleep (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey put someone to sleep (agrees with the object)

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to put someone to sleep
तुमyou used to put someone to sleep
आपyou used to put someone to sleep (politely)
वहhe/she used to put someone to sleep
हमwe used to put someone to sleep
वेthey used to put someone to sleep

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will put someone to sleep
तुमyou will put someone to sleep
आपyou will put someone to sleep (politely)
वहhe/she will put someone to sleep
हमwe will put someone to sleep
वेthey will put someone to sleep

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I put someone to sleep
  2. तुम (that) you put someone to sleep
  3. आप (that) you put someone to sleep (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she put someone to sleep
  5. हम (that) we put someone to sleep
  6. वे (that) they put someone to sleep

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू put someone to sleep! (intimate)
  2. तुम put someone to sleep! (to a friend)
  3. आप put someone to sleep! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) put someone to sleep! (very politely)

How to use सुलाना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी राजू को रोज़ नौ बजे सुलाती हैं.

    Mummy ji puts Raju to bed at nine every day.

  2. Continuous

    धीरे बोलो, मैं बच्चे को सुला रही हूँ.

    Speak softly, I'm putting the baby to sleep.

  3. Past

    दादी जी ने कहानी सुनाकर हमें सुलाया.

    Dadi ji put us to sleep with a story.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी मुझे गाना गाकर सुलाते थे.

    Papa ji used to sing me to sleep.

  5. Future

    आज मैं बेटी को सुलाऊँगा, तुम आराम करो.

    Today I'll put our daughter to bed, you rest.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं बच्चों को अभी सुलाऊँ?

    Shall I put the kids to bed now?

  7. Requests and commands

    राजू को सुलाओ, बहुत देर हो गई है.

    Put Raju to bed, it's very late.

Good to know

  • सुलाना is making someone sleep, mostly a child; सोना is sleeping yourself.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).