Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI lift | ||
| तुमyou lift | ||
| आपyou lift (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she lifts | ||
| हमwe lift | ||
| वेthey lift |
HINDI VERB
उठाना
to lift, to pick up
- #81 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am lifting | ||
| तुमyou are lifting | ||
| आपyou are lifting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is lifting | ||
| हमwe are lifting | ||
| वेthey are lifting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI lifted (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou lifted (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou lifted (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she lifted (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe lifted (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey lifted (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 lift | ||
| तुमyou used to lift | ||
| आपyou used to lift (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to lift | ||
| हमwe used to lift | ||
| वेthey used to lift |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will lift | ||
| तुमyou will lift | ||
| आपyou will lift (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will lift | ||
| हमwe will lift | ||
| वेthey will lift |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I lift
- तुम (that) you lift
- आप (that) you lift (politely)
- वह (that) he/she lift
- हम (that) we lift
- वे (that) they lift
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू lift! (intimate)
- तुम lift! (to a friend)
- आप lift! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) lift! (very politely)
How to use उठाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
राजू भैया भारी बक्से आसानी से उठाते हैं.
Raju bhaiya lifts heavy boxes easily.
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Continuous
मैं फ़र्श से खिलौने उठा रही हूँ.
I'm picking up the toys from the floor.
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Past
मैंने अकेले ही सोफ़ा उठाया.
I lifted the sofa all by myself.
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Imperfect
रोहन कभी अपना फ़ोन नहीं उठाता था.
Rohan never used to pick up his phone.
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Future
मैं यह सूटकेस ऊपर तक उठाऊँगा.
I'll carry this suitcase all the way up.
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Subjunctive
फ़ोन बज रहा है, क्या मैं उठाऊँ?
The phone is ringing, shall I pick it up?
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Requests and commands
ज़रा यह थैला उठाओ, बहुत भारी है.
Lift this bag for a moment, it's very heavy.
Good to know
- उठाना is also to pick up the phone, फ़ोन उठाओ; उठना is to get up yourself.
Where you hear उठाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- मैं रोज़ बड़ी कड़ाही उठाता हूँ. I lift the big pan every day.
- मैंने राजू भैया के साथ कड़ाही उठाई. I lifted the pan with Raju bhaiya.
- कल हम डिब्बे साथ उठाएंगे. Tomorrow we'll lift the boxes together.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 3
- मैं रोज़ बड़ी कड़ाही उठाता हूँ. I lift the big pan every day.
- मैंने राजू भैया के साथ कड़ाही उठाई. I lifted the pan with Raju bhaiya.
- कल हम डिब्बे साथ उठाएंगे. Tomorrow we'll lift the boxes together.
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