दिलाना (dilaanaa)
verb
The causative of देना (denaa, 'to give'): it means to make/have someone give something, or to have something procured/secured for someone via an intermediary. A second, distinct sense uses it for making someone recall or reminding them of something (linked to दिलाना's role as causative of the 'remembering' sense embedded in याद (yaad) constructions).
Sense
1
:
to cause to be given / to get (something) for someone
verb, transitive Takes a three-way frame: X ne Y ko Z dilaayaa ('X had Z given to Y'), where X is the causer/agent-through-another-person, e.g. पिता ने बेटे को नौकरी दिलाई (pitaa ne bete ko naukrii dilaaii, 'the father got the son a job [through his connections/efforts]').
Synonyms: मुहैया कराना (muhaiyaa karaanaa, formal), उपलब्ध कराना (uplabdh karaanaa, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic 'getting something done through someone' verb -- very alive in sentences about parents pulling strings for a job (नौकरी दिलाना, naukrii dilaanaa), lawyers securing justice (इंसाफ़ दिलाना, insaaf dilaanaa), or a shopkeeper being persuaded to give a discount. It reflects how Hindi often frames outcomes as achieved via an intermediary rather than directly by the subject.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often confuse दिलाना (dilaanaa) with सीधे देना (siidhe denaa, 'to give directly') -- दिलाना implies the subject arranged for or facilitated the giving through effort or influence, not that they handed it over themselves. 2) The person who actually benefits is marked with को (ko), and this is easy to drop or misplace: दोस्त ने मुझे किताब दिलाई (dost ne mujhe kitaab dilaaii, 'my friend got me the book [from someone else]').
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पिताजी ने अपने दोस्त से बात करके मुझे यह नौकरी दिलाई।
My father talked to his friend and got me this job.
(mere pitaajii ne apne dost se baat karke mujhe yah naukrii dilaaii।)
वकील ने अपने मुवक्किल को इंसाफ़ दिलाया।
The lawyer got justice for his client.
(vakiil ne apne muvakkil ko insaaf dilaayaa।)
क्या तुम मुझे दुकानदार से थोड़ी छूट दिला सकते हो?
Can you get me a bit of a discount from the shopkeeper?
(kyaa tum mujhe dukaandaar se thodii chhoot dilaa sakte ho?)
मेरी मौसी हमेशा मुझे अच्छे स्कूल में दाखिला दिलाती हैं।
My aunt always gets me admission into good schools.
(merii mausii hameshaa mujhe achchhe skool men daakhilaa dilaatii hain।)
अगर तुम मेरी सिफारिश करो, तो शायद मुझे यह पद दिला सको।
If you put in a word for me, maybe you could get me this position.
(agar tum merii siphaarish karo, to shaayad mujhe yah pad dilaa sako।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि सरकार जल्द ही किसानों को उनका हक़ दिलाएगी।
I hope the government will get farmers their due rights soon.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki sarkaar jald hii kisaanon ko unkaa haq dilaaegii।)
अगर उसके चाचा प्रभावशाली होते, तो वे उसे कॉन्ट्रैक्ट दिला देते।
If his uncle had been influential, he would have gotten him the contract.
(agar uske chaachaa prabhaavshaalii hote, to ve use kontraikt dilaa dete।)
पीड़ित परिवार को न्याय दिलाने के लिए वकीलों की एक टीम बनाई गई।
A team of lawyers was formed to get justice for the victim's family.
(piidit parivaar ko nyaay dilaane ke lie vakiilon kii ek tiim banaaii gaii।)
ज़रा अपने भाई से कहकर मुझे यह किताब दिला दो।
Please just tell your brother and get me this book.
(zaraa apne bhaaii se kahkar mujhe yah kitaab dilaa do।)
प्रधानाध्यापक ने ग़रीब छात्रों को छात्रवृत्ति दिलाने की व्यवस्था की।
The principal arranged to get scholarships for poor students.
(pradhaanaadhyaapak ne ghariib chhaatron ko chhaatrvritti dilaane kii vyavasthaa kii।)
समाजसेवी संस्थाएँ अक्सर मज़दूरों को उनकी बकाया मज़दूरी दिलाती रहती हैं।
Social service organizations often keep getting laborers their pending wages.
(samaajsevii sansthaaen aksar mazdooron ko unkii bakaayaa mazdoorii dilaatii rahtii hain।)
Sense
2
:
to remind someone (of something)
verb, transitive Almost always appears as the fixed collocation याद दिलाना (yaad dilaanaa), literally 'to cause memory,' with the frame X ne Y ko Z ki yaad dilaayii.
Synonyms: याद दिलाना (yaad dilaanaa, fixed collocation), स्मरण कराना (smaran karaanaa, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: याद दिलाना (yaad dilaanaa) is what you say when someone jogs your memory -- a mother reminding a child to call a relative, or a friend reminding you of an old debt. It sits alongside याद आना (yaad aanaa, 'to come to mind on its own') and याद रखना (yaad rakhnaa, 'to keep in mind'), forming a small family of memory expressions built around याद (yaad) as a noun that things are 'given,' 'come,' or are 'kept.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use दिलाना (dilaanaa) alone to mean 'remind,' but it almost never appears without याद (yaad) in this sense -- the two words form a single functional unit. 2) The thing being remembered takes की/का/के (kii/kaa/ke) before याद, not को: उसने मुझे मेरे वादे की याद दिलाई (usne mujhe mere vaade kii yaad dilaaii, 'he reminded me of my promise').
Sample Sentences:
क्या तुम मुझे कल मीटिंग के बारे में याद दिलाओगे?
Will you remind me about the meeting tomorrow?
(kyaa tum mujhe kal miiting ke baare men yaad dilaaoge?)
माँ ने मुझे बार-बार याद दिलाया कि दवा खानी है।
Mom reminded me again and again that I have to take the medicine.
(maan ne mujhe baar-baar yaad dilaayaa ki davaa khaanii hai।)
वह हमेशा मुझे मेरी गलतियाँ याद दिलाती है।
She always reminds me of my mistakes.
(vah hameshaa mujhe merii galtiyaan yaad dilaatii hai।)
कृपया मुझे शाम को फोन करके याद दिला दें।
Please remind me by calling in the evening.
(kripyaa mujhe shaam ko phon karke yaad dilaa den।)
अगर तुम याद न दिलाते तो मैं भूल ही जाता।
If you hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten.
(agar tum yaad n dilaate to main bhool hii jaataa।)
यह गाना मुझे मेरे बचपन की याद दिलाता है।
This song reminds me of my childhood.
(yah gaanaa mujhe mere bachpan kii yaad dilaataa hai।)
टीचर ने बच्चों को होमवर्क के बारे में याद दिलाया।
The teacher reminded the children about the homework.
(tiichar ne bachchon ko homvark ke baare men yaad dilaayaa।)
मुझे उसने जन्मदिन की पार्टी याद दिलानी थी, पर वो भूल गया।
He was supposed to remind me about the birthday party, but he forgot.
(mujhe usne janmdin kii paartii yaad dilaanii thii, par vo bhool gayaa।)
उन्हें यह ज़रूरी दस्तावेज़ जमा करने की तारीख याद दिलाई जाए।
They should be reminded of the deadline for submitting this important document.
(unhen yah zaroorii dastaavez jamaa karne kii taariikh yaad dilaaii jaae।)
क्या कोई मुझे याद दिला सकता है कि मैंने चाबी कहाँ रखी थी?
Can someone remind me where I kept the keys?
(kyaa koii mujhe yaad dilaa saktaa hai ki mainne chaabii kahaan rakhii thii?)
यह तस्वीर हमें उस दिन की याद दिलाती रहेगी।
This picture will keep reminding us of that day.
(yah tasviir hamen us din kii yaad dilaatii rahegii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
दिलाना
(dilaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
दिलाने
(dilaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दिलाता
(dilaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दिलाते
(dilaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दिलाती
(dilaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दिलातीं
(dilaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दिला रहा
(dilaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दिला रहे
(dilaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दिला रही
(dilaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दिला रहीं
(dilaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दिलाया
(dilaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दिलाए
(dilaae)
perfective (sg.f):
दिलाई
(dilaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
दिलाईं
(dilaaiin)
imperative (informal):
दिला
(dilaa)
imperative (neutral):
दिलाओ
(dilaao)
imperative (formal):
दिलाइए
(dilaaie)
future (1sg.m):
दिलाऊँगा
(dilaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दिलाऊँगी
(dilaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
दिलाएँगे
(dilaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
दिलाएँगी
(dilaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
दिलाएगा
(dilaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
दिलाएगी
(dilaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
दिलाओगे
(dilaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
दिलाओगी
(dilaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
दिलाएगा
(dilaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
दिलाएगी
(dilaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
दिलाएँगे
(dilaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
दिलाएँगी
(dilaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दिलाऊँ
(dilaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दिलाएँ
(dilaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
दिलाए
(dilaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
दिलाओ
(dilaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
दिलाए
(dilaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
दिलाएँ
(dilaaen)