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HINDI VERB

उतारना

to take off (shoes, clothes), to take down

  • #86 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 take off
तुमyou take off
आपyou take off (politely)
वहhe/she takes off
हमwe take off
वेthey take off

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am taking off
तुमyou are taking off
आपyou are taking off (politely)
वहhe/she is taking off
हमwe are taking off
वेthey are taking off

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI took off (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou took off (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou took off (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she took off (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe took off (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey took off (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 take off
तुमyou used to take off
आपyou used to take off (politely)
वहhe/she used to take off
हमwe used to take off
वेthey used to take off

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will take off
तुमyou will take off
आपyou will take off (politely)
वहhe/she will take off
हमwe will take off
वेthey will take off

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use उतारना

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

  1. Present

    हम घर में घुसते ही जूते उतारते हैं.

    We take our shoes off as soon as we enter the house.

  2. Continuous

    नेहा दीवार से पुरानी तस्वीर उतार रही है.

    Neha is taking the old picture down from the wall.

  3. Past

    मंदिर के बाहर मैंने चप्पल उतारी.

    Outside the temple I took off my sandals.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर रात अपनी चूड़ियाँ उतारती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to take off her bangles every night.

  5. Future

    मैं अलमारी से बड़ा सूटकेस उतारूँगा.

    I'll take the big suitcase down from the cupboard.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यहाँ जूते उतारूँ?

    Shall I take my shoes off here?

  7. Requests and commands

    अंदर आने से पहले जूते उतारिए.

    Take your shoes off before coming in.

Good to know

  • उतारना is to take off clothes or take something down; उतरना is to get off a bus or go down yourself.

Where you hear उतारना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • घर में सब जूते बाहर उतारते हैं. At home everyone takes their shoes off outside.
  • मैंने जूते दरवाज़े पर उतारे. I took my shoes off at the door.
  • मैं बक्से ऑटो से उतारूँगा. I'll take the boxes down from the auto.

Verbs like this one

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