Hindi · Everyday Verbs

"to carry" in Hindi: उठाना

उठानाuthaana

Say it: u-THAA-naaverb/ʊʈʰɑːnɑː/

Note: also: ले जाना (le jaana)

To carry / to lift is उठाना (uthaana). Say बैग उठाता हूँ or यह उठा दीजिए. ले जाना is take away; उठना is wake/get up — different verbs.

Airport trolley

मैं आपका बैग उठाता हूँ।

main aapka bag uthaata hoon.

I'll carry your bag.
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How to pronounce उठाना

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u-THAA-naa

/ʊʈʰɑːnɑː/

U-THAA-naa: aspirated th, long aa. Conjugations keep उठा.

"to carry" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
उठानाuthaanato lift / carry

Dictionary form.

उठाता हूँuthaata hoonI carry/lift (m)

Present.

उठा दीजिएutha dijiyeplease lift/carry it

Polite request.

उठायाuthaayalifted / carried

Past (m).

How to use उठाना in real life

  1. 1Airport trolley

    मैं आपका बैग उठाता हूँ।

    main aapka bag uthaata hoon.

    I'll carry your bag.

    Helpful.

  2. 2Furniture move

    कृपया उस कोने से उठा दीजिए।

    kripaya us kone se utha dijiye.

    Please lift it from that corner.

    Aap.

  3. 3Market haul

    उसने सब्ज़ी का थैला उठाया।

    usne sabzi ka thaila uthaaya.

    He carried the vegetable bag.

    Past.

Mistakes English speakers make with उठाना

Incorrect: Using ले जाना as this headword

Correct: उठाना / उठाता / उठाया

ले जाना does not count for उठाना.

Incorrect: Using उठता हूँ (from उठना) for carrying

Correct: उठाता हूँ from उठाना

उठना is get up; उठाना is lift/carry.

Good to know

Offering मैं उठाता हूँ is polite help with luggage. Elders may refuse once — offer again gently with aap. Heavy things get two people: दोनों तरफ़ से उठाते हैं.

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Helping with grocery bags

  1. ChatPal

    यह थैला भारी है, उठाएँगे?

    yah thaila bhaari hai, uthaayenge?

    This bag is heavy — will you carry it?

  2. You

    हाँ, मैं उठाता हूँ।

    haan, main uthaata hoon.

    Yes — I'll carry it.

  3. ChatPal

    शुक्रिया, पानी की पेटी भी उठाइए।

    shukriya, paani ki peti bhi uthaaiye.

    Thanks — please carry the water carton too.

  4. You

    लो, दोनों उठा लिए।

    lo, donon utha liye.

    Here — I've carried both.

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How do you say to carry in Hindi?

उठाना; कहा जाता है उठाता हूँ / उठाइए.

Does ले जाना count?

No for this page.

Does उठना count?

No — that is wake/get up.

Please lift this?

यह उठा दीजिए.

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