Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
लेना (lenā)
लाना (lānā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ledi), adapted from 𑀮𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺 (lahedi) by analogy with 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dedi, give), 𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇedi, take), from Sanskrit लभते (labhate). Cognate with Nepali लिनु (linu).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /leː.nɑː/, [leː.näː]

Verb edit

लेना (lenā) (Urdu spelling لینا)

  1. to take
    बैंक से ऋण लेना पड़ेगा
    baiṅk se ŕṇ lenā paṛegā.
    I'll have to take a loan from the bank.
    आज वह स्कूल से छुट्टी लेना चाहता है
    āj vah skūl se chuṭṭī lenā cāhtā hai.
    He wants to take a holiday from school today.
    Antonym: देना (denā)
  2. to buy, get
    मैं नई घड़ी लेना चाहता हूँ
    ma͠i naī ghaṛī lenā cāhtā hū̃.
    I want to buy a new watch.
  3. to take on
    अवतार लेनाavtār lenāto take on a new form
  4. an element of compound verbs
    1. (with transitive verbs) indicates completion
      खाना ख़त्म कर लिया
      khānā xatma kar liyā.
      They have (just now) finished their food.
    2. (with transitive verbs) indicates self-benefaction
      मैं गाड़ी देख लेता हूँ, मगर ख़रीदता नहीं
      ma͠i gāṛī dekh letā hū̃, magar xarīdtā nahī̃.
      I take a look at the car, but do not buy it.
      पढ़ लेनाpaṛh lenāto read (to oneself)
    3. (with intransitive verbs) indicates internal expression
      हंस लेनाhans lenāto laugh (internally); be amused

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लेना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लेना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press