Hindi · Everyday Verbs
"to give" in Hindi: देना
देनाdena
To give in Hindi is देना (dena). Polite requests use दीजिए (dijiye); past forms include दिया (diya) and दी (di).
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एक बोतल पानी दीजिए।ek botal paani dijiye.
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How to pronounce देना
Say it
DE-naa
/d̪eːnɑː/
Dena is DE-naa with a soft dental d. Dijiye is di-JI-ye. Keep the d dental, tongue on the teeth.
"to give" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| देनाdena | to give Infinitive. | Infinitive. |
| दीजिएdijiye | please give Polite imperative. | Polite imperative. |
| दियाdiya | gave (m.) Past masculine. | Past masculine. |
| दे दोde do | give (casual) Friends and quick asks. | Friends and quick asks. |
How to use देना in real life
- 1Shop
एक बोतल पानी दीजिए।
ek botal paani dijiye.
Please give one bottle of water.
Polite dijiye.
- 2Past favor
उसने मुझे पता दे दिया।
usne mujhe pata de diya.
He/she gave me the address.
De diya compound.
- 3Gift
यह उपहार आपको देना चाहता हूँ।
yah uphaar aapko dena chaahata hoon.
I want to give you this gift.
Infinitive dena.
Mistakes English speakers make with देना
Incorrect: पानी दो to an elder without softening
Correct: पानी दीजिए / paani dijiye
Use dijiye with elders and strangers; देना softens as दीजिए.
Incorrect: Main diya paani
Correct: Maine paani diya
Past needs ne with transitive dena: maine … diya.
Good to know
Street orders run on देना all day — do, dijiye, de do. Handing money uses ye lijiye more than dena. Gifts come with ye aapke liye hai more often than a heavy speech.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Buying water and snacks on a platform
ChatPal
क्या चाहिए? जल्दी बताइए।
kya chahiye? jaldi bataie.
What do you need? Tell me quickly.
You
एक पानी और एक पैकेट चिप्स दीजिए।
ek paani aur ek packet chips dijiye.
Please give one water and one packet of chips.
ChatPal
लो, रख लो।
lo, rakh lo.
Here, take them.
You
शुक्रिया — आपने जल्दी दे दिया।
shukriya — aapne jaldi de diya.
Thanks — you gave them quickly.
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Common questions about "to give" in Hindi
Please give?
Dijiye.
I gave?
Maine diya (m. object agreement can vary).
Casual give?
De do with friends.
Want to give?
Dena chaahata/chaahati hoon.
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