Hindi · Everyday Verbs
"to carry" in Hindi: उठाना
उठानाuthaana
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.
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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
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| उठानाuthaana | to lift / carry Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| उठाता हूँuthaata hoon | I carry/lift (m) Present. | Present. |
| उठा दीजिएutha dijiye | please lift/carry it Polite request. | Polite request. |
| उठायाuthaaya | lifted / carried Past (m). | Past (m). |
How to use उठाना in real life
- 1Airport trolley
मैं आपका बैग उठाता हूँ।
main aapka bag uthaata hoon.
I'll carry your bag.
Helpful.
- 2Furniture move
कृपया उस कोने से उठा दीजिए।
kripaya us kone se utha dijiye.
Please lift it from that corner.
Aap.
- 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
ChatPal
यह थैला भारी है, उठाएँगे?
yah thaila bhaari hai, uthaayenge?
This bag is heavy — will you carry it?
You
हाँ, मैं उठाता हूँ।
haan, main uthaata hoon.
Yes — I'll carry it.
ChatPal
शुक्रिया, पानी की पेटी भी उठाइए।
shukriya, paani ki peti bhi uthaaiye.
Thanks — please carry the water carton too.
You
लो, दोनों उठा लिए।
lo, donon utha liye.
Here — I've carried both.
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FAQ
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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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