बिठाना (bithaanaa)
verb
The causative of बैठना (baithnaa, 'to sit') -- means 'to seat/make sit,' and extends into 'to install/appoint' and (in compound-verb use) 'to settle/adjust something into place.' Often heard as बैठाना (baithaanaa), a variant spelling with the same meaning.
Sense
1
:
to seat someone, make someone sit
verb, transitive
Synonyms: बैठाना (baithaanaa, variant spelling)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Picture a host at the door saying आइए, बैठिए (aaie, baithie, 'come, sit') -- बिठाना (bithaanaa) is what the host actively does, physically guiding a guest to a seat of honor, which matters in Indian hospitality where where you seat someone signals respect.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use बैठना (baithnaa, 'to sit') when they mean to seat someone else -- बिठाना (bithaanaa) is the causative form needed when one person makes another sit. 2) The person being seated takes को (ko): बच्चे को कुर्सी पर बिठाया (bachche ko kursii par bithaayaa, 'made the child sit on the chair').
Sample Sentences:
माँ ने मेहमान को सोफे पर बिठाया।
Mother seated the guest on the sofa.
(maan ne mehmaan ko sophe par bithaayaa।)
दादी हमेशा बड़ों को पहले बिठाती हैं, फिर खुद बैठती हैं।
Grandmother always seats the elders first, then sits herself.
(daadii hameshaa badon ko pahle bithaatii hain, phir khud baithtii hain।)
उसे इज़्ज़त की जगह बिठाइए।
Seat him in a place of honor.
(use izzat kii jagah bithaaie।)
मैं मेहमानों को बिठा रहा था जब फ़ोन बजा।
I was seating the guests when the phone rang.
(main mehmaanon ko bithaa rahaa thaa jab fon bajaa।)
बच्चों को पीछे की सीट पर बिठाया जाएगा।
The children will be seated in the back seat.
(bachchon ko piichhe kii siit par bithaayaa jaaegaa।)
अगर वे थोड़ी देर पहले आते, तो हम उन्हें आराम से बिठा पाते।
If they had come a little earlier, we would have been able to seat them comfortably.
(agar ve thodii der pahle aate, to ham unhen aaraam se bithaa paate।)
शायद वह उन्हें अगली कतार में बिठाए।
Perhaps he will seat them in the front row.
(shaayad vah unhen aglii kataar men bithaae।)
पंडित जी ने दुल्हन को मंडप में बिठाया।
The priest seated the bride in the wedding canopy.
(pandit jii ne dulhan ko mandap men bithaayaa।)
कृपया अतिथियों को मंच के सामने बिठाया जाए।
Please have the guests seated in front of the stage.
(kripyaa atithiyon ko manch ke saamne bithaayaa jaae।)
उसने अपने बेटे को गोद में बिठा लिया।
She sat her son down in her lap.
(usne apne bete ko god men bithaa liyaa।)
जब तक सब मेहमान न बिठाए जाएँ, खाना शुरू नहीं होगा।
Until all the guests have been seated, the meal will not begin.
(jab tak sab mehmaan n bithaae jaaen, khaanaa shuroo nahiin hogaa।)
Sense
2
:
to install, appoint, set someone in a position
verb, transitive
Synonyms: नियुक्त करना (niyukt karnaa, formal), स्थापित करना (sthaapit karnaa, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Used for putting someone into a position of power or responsibility, as in गद्दी पर बिठाना (gaddii par bithaanaa, 'to put on the throne/seat of power') -- a phrase you'll meet in stories about kings and successions, and also loosely in office politics gossip about who got 'placed' where.
Sample Sentences:
राजा ने अपने बेटे को गद्दी पर बिठाया।
The king put his son on the throne.
(raajaa ne apne bete ko gaddii par bithaayaa।)
मंत्रियों ने मिलकर उसे मुख्यमंत्री की कुर्सी पर बिठा दिया।
The ministers together installed him in the chief minister's seat.
(mantriyon ne milkar use mukhymantrii kii kursii par bithaa diyaa।)
सुना है ऑफिस में उसके भाई को बड़े पद पर बिठा दिया गया है।
I've heard his brother has been placed in a big position at the office.
(sunaa hai ophis men uske bhaaii ko bade pad par bithaa diyaa gayaa hai।)
अगर वे उसे इस पद पर बिठाते तो कंपनी का भला होता।
If they had installed him in this position, it would have been good for the company.
(agar ve use is pad par bithaate to kampnii kaa bhalaa hotaa।)
पार्टी नेता अपने चहेतों को हमेशा ऊँचे पदों पर बिठाते हैं।
Party leaders always install their favorites in high positions.
(paartii netaa apne chaheton ko hameshaa oonche padon par bithaate hain।)
बुजुर्गों ने पंचायत में उसे सरपंच की जगह बिठाने का फैसला किया।
The elders decided to install him in the sarpanch's place in the panchayat.
(bujurgon ne panchaayat men use sarpanch kii jagah bithaane kaa phaislaa kiyaa।)
क्या तुम उसे इस ज़िम्मेदारी पर बिठाने की सोच रहे हो?
Are you thinking of putting him in charge of this responsibility?
(kyaa tum use is zimmedaarii par bithaane kii soch rahe ho?)
शायद उसे अगली बार इस पद पर बिठाया जाए।
Perhaps he will be installed in this position next time.
(shaayad use aglii baar is pad par bithaayaa jaae।)
उसे उसकी काबिलियत के दम पर उस ओहदे पर बिठाया गया था।
He had been installed in that post on the strength of his ability.
(use uskii kaabiliyat ke dam par us ohde par bithaayaa gayaa thaa।)
Sense
3
:
to adjust, fit, or settle something into place
verb, transitive Common in compound-verb constructions like जमाकर बिठाना (jamaakar bithaanaa) or as the second element after a main verb, giving the sense of carefully adjusting or settling something so it fits well.
Synonyms: जमाना (jamaanaa), फिट करना (phit karnaa, colloquial)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this when someone describes arranging furniture, fitting a part into a machine, or even settling an account or plan just right -- the underlying image is always the same seat-related one: making something sit properly where it belongs.
Sample Sentences:
पहले टेबल को दीवार के पास बिठाओ, फिर बाकी सामान रखेंगे।
First settle the table into place near the wall, then we'll put the rest of the things.
(pahle tebal ko diivaar ke paas bithaao, phir baakii saamaan rakhenge।)
मिस्त्री ने पुर्जे को मशीन में सही जगह बिठा दिया।
The mechanic fitted the part properly into the machine.
(mistrii ne purje ko mashiin men sahii jagah bithaa diyaa।)
वह हर महीने अपने हिसाब-किताब को इस तरह बिठाता है कि एक रुपया भी गड़बड़ न हो।
He settles his accounts every month in such a way that not even a rupee goes wrong.
(vah har mahiine apne hisaab-kitaab ko is tarah bithaataa hai ki ek rupyaa bhii gadbad n ho।)
इस अलमारी का दरवाज़ा टेढ़ा है, इसे ठीक से बिठाना पड़ेगा।
This cupboard's door is crooked; it will have to be fitted properly.
(is almaarii kaa darvaazaa tedhaa hai, ise thiik se bithaanaa padegaa।)
अगर तुम रंगों को सही ढंग से बिठाते तो पूरी पेंटिंग और सुंदर दिखती।
If you had settled the colors properly, the whole painting would have looked even more beautiful.
(agar tum rangon ko sahii dhang se bithaate to poorii penting aur sundar dikhtii।)
योजना को अमल में लाने से पहले सारी बातें अच्छी तरह बिठा लो।
Before putting the plan into action, settle all the details properly.
(yojnaa ko amal men laane se pahle saarii baaten achchhii tarah bithaa lo।)
इंजीनियर चाहता है कि हर पाइप को ठीक कोण पर बिठाया जाए।
The engineer wants every pipe to be settled at the correct angle.
(injiiniyar chaahtaa hai ki har paaip ko thiik kon par bithaayaa jaae।)
पूरा बजट इस तरह बिठाया गया है कि किसी विभाग को नुकसान न हो।
The entire budget has been arranged in such a way that no department suffers a loss.
(pooraa bajat is tarah bithaayaa gayaa hai ki kisii vibhaag ko nuksaan n ho।)
जब तक फ्रेम को दीवार पर ठीक से नहीं बिठाया जाता, तस्वीर टेढ़ी लगती रहेगी।
Until the frame is properly settled on the wall, the picture will keep looking crooked.
(jab tak phrem ko diivaar par thiik se nahiin bithaayaa jaataa, tasviir tedhii lagtii rahegii।)
कारीगर सुबह से शीशे को खिड़की के फ्रेम में बिठा रहा है।
The craftsman has been fitting the glass into the window frame since morning.
(kaariigar subah se shiishe ko khidkii ke phrem men bithaa rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बिठाना
(bithaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
बिठाने
(bithaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बिठाता
(bithaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बिठाते
(bithaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बिठाती
(bithaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बिठातीं
(bithaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बिठा रहा
(bithaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बिठा रहे
(bithaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बिठा रही
(bithaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बिठा रहीं
(bithaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बिठाया
(bithaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
बिठाए
(bithaae)
perfective (sg.f):
बिठाई
(bithaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
बिठाईं
(bithaaiin)
imperative (informal):
बिठा
(bithaa)
imperative (neutral):
बिठाओ
(bithaao)
imperative (formal):
बिठाइए
(bithaaie)
future (1sg.m):
बिठाऊँगा
(bithaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बिठाऊँगी
(bithaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
बिठाएँगे
(bithaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
बिठाएँगी
(bithaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
बिठाएगा
(bithaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
बिठाएगी
(bithaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
बिठाओगे
(bithaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
बिठाओगी
(bithaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
बिठाएगा
(bithaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
बिठाएगी
(bithaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
बिठाएँगे
(bithaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
बिठाएँगी
(bithaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बिठाऊँ
(bithaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बिठाएँ
(bithaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
बिठाए
(bithaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
बिठाओ
(bithaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
बिठाए
(bithaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
बिठाएँ
(bithaaen)