सिलवाना (silvaanaa)
verb
The causative of सीना (siinaa, 'to sew') -- means 'to have (something) sewn/stitched,' i.e. getting a tailor to do it for you.
Sense
1
:
to have (clothes etc.) stitched by someone else
verb, transitive Doubly causative in structure: सीना (siinaa, 'to sew') -> सिलाना (silaanaa, 'to have sewn') -> सिलवाना (silvaanaa, 'to get someone to have it sewn, i.e. via a tailor'). In practice सिलाना and सिलवाना are used almost interchangeably by native speakers for 'getting clothes tailored,' with सिलवाना being the more common everyday choice.
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word comes up constantly around festivals and weddings, when families take fabric to a दर्जी (darjii, 'tailor') to get outfits सिलवाना (silvaanaa) rather than buying ready-made. Saying कपड़े सिलवाने हैं (kapde silvaane hain, 'clothes need to be gotten stitched') is a very ordinary thing to hear before a big occasion.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for सीना (siinaa) when they mean 'get stitched,' but if a tailor is doing the work rather than the speaker, सिलवाना (silvaanaa) is the natural choice: मैंने कुर्ता सिलवाया (mainne kurtaa silvaayaa, 'I got a kurta stitched'), not मैंने कुर्ता सिला (mainne kurtaa silaa) unless you sewed it yourself. 2) The agent (the tailor) is marked with से (se): दर्जी से सिलवाया (darjii se silvaayaa, 'got it stitched by the tailor'), not को (ko).
Sample Sentences:
मुझे शादी के लिए कपड़े सिलवाने हैं।
I need to get clothes stitched for the wedding.
(mujhe shaadii ke lie kapde silvaane hain।)
उसने दर्जी से अपना सूट सिलवाया।
He got his suit stitched by the tailor.
(usne darjii se apnaa soot silvaayaa।)
हम हर दीवाली पर नए कपड़े सिलवाते हैं।
We get new clothes stitched every Diwali.
(ham har diivaalii par nae kapde silvaate hain।)
वह अभी अपनी बेटी की लहंगा सिलवा रही है।
She is currently getting her daughter's lehenga stitched.
(vah abhii apnii betii kii lahangaa silvaa rahii hai।)
कृपया समय से पहले अपना कुर्ता सिलवा लीजिए।
Please get your kurta stitched well before time.
(kripyaa samay se pahle apnaa kurtaa silvaa liijie।)
अगर वक़्त मिलता, तो मैं भी अपने कपड़े सिलवाता।
If I had gotten the time, I would have gotten my clothes stitched too.
(agar vaqt miltaa, to main bhii apne kapde silvaataa।)
शायद वह अपनी शेरवानी अगले हफ़्ते सिलवाए।
Maybe he will get his sherwani stitched next week.
(shaayad vah apnii shervaanii agle hafte silvaae।)
यह ब्लाउज़ किसी अच्छे दर्जी से सिलवाया गया था।
This blouse had been gotten stitched by some good tailor.
(yah blaauz kisii achchhe darjii se silvaayaa gayaa thaa।)
त्योहारों के मौसम में लोग अक्सर नए कपड़े सिलवाते हैं।
During the festival season, people often get new clothes stitched.
(tyohaaron ke mausam men log aksar nae kapde silvaate hain।)
मैं कल बाज़ार जाकर अपनी जैकेट सिलवाऊँगी।
I will go to the market tomorrow and get my jacket stitched.
(main kal baazaar jaakar apnii jaiket silvaaoongii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
सिलवाना
(silvaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
सिलवाने
(silvaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
सिलवाता
(silvaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
सिलवाते
(silvaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
सिलवाती
(silvaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
सिलवातीं
(silvaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
सिलवा रहा
(silvaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
सिलवा रहे
(silvaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
सिलवा रही
(silvaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
सिलवा रहीं
(silvaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
सिलवाया
(silvaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
सिलवाए
(silvaae)
perfective (sg.f):
सिलवाई
(silvaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
सिलवाईं
(silvaaiin)
imperative (informal):
सिलवा
(silvaa)
imperative (neutral):
सिलवाओ
(silvaao)
imperative (formal):
सिलवाइए
(silvaaie)
future (1sg.m):
सिलवाऊँगा
(silvaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
सिलवाऊँगी
(silvaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
सिलवाएँगे
(silvaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
सिलवाएँगी
(silvaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
सिलवाएगा
(silvaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
सिलवाएगी
(silvaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
सिलवाओगे
(silvaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
सिलवाओगी
(silvaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
सिलवाएगा
(silvaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
सिलवाएगी
(silvaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
सिलवाएँगे
(silvaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
सिलवाएँगी
(silvaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
सिलवाऊँ
(silvaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
सिलवाएँ
(silvaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
सिलवाए
(silvaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
सिलवाओ
(silvaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
सिलवाए
(silvaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
सिलवाएँ
(silvaaen)