उधार देना (udhaar denaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to lend' (money or goods) -- literally 'to give on credit.' Pairs with उधार लेना (udhaar lenaa), 'to borrow,' which is a separate lemma.
Sense
1
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to lend (money or goods)
verb, transitive The person lent to takes को (ko): उसे उधार दिया (use udhaar diyaa, 'lent to him'). The thing lent can also be marked, e.g. पैसे उधार दिए (paise udhaar die, 'gave money on credit').
Synonyms: कर्ज़ देना (karz denaa, for money specifically), ऋण देना (rin denaa, formal, for money)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: उधार (udhaar) is deeply woven into neighborhood life in India -- the corner shopkeeper (दुकानदार, dukaandaar) who lets regular customers buy on a running tab, or a neighbor who lends a cup of sugar, all live in this word. उधार देना (udhaar denaa) is the shopkeeper's or lender's side of that exchange; उधार लेना (udhaar lenaa) is the borrower's side -- together they frame borrowing/lending as a single shared social transaction rather than a formal banking term.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for कर्ज़ देना (karz denaa) as a direct swap, but कर्ज़ (karz) is specifically money/debt, while उधार (udhaar) covers both money and everyday goods (sugar, a book, a tool) borrowed informally. 2) Since देना (denaa) is the main verb here, ने-marking follows the regular transitive pattern for देना (denaa) in the perfective -- learners occasionally forget it because उधार (udhaar) feels like the 'main' word and देना (denaa) like an afterthought.
Sample Sentences:
दुकानदार अपने पुराने ग्राहकों को उधार दे देता है।
The shopkeeper lends on credit to his old customers.
(dukaandaar apne puraane graahkon ko udhaar de detaa hai।)
क्या तुम मुझे पाँच सौ रुपये उधार दे सकते हो?
Can you lend me five hundred rupees?
(kyaa tum mujhe paanch sau rupye udhaar de sakte ho?)
पड़ोसी ने हमें चीनी उधार दी थी।
The neighbor had lent us some sugar.
(padosii ne hamen chiinii udhaar dii thii।)
बैंक उन्हें इतना बड़ा कर्ज उधार नहीं देगा।
The bank will not lend him such a large loan.
(baink unhen itnaa badaa karj udhaar nahiin degaa।)
अरे भाई, थोड़े पैसे उधार दे दे, कल लौटा दूँगा।
Hey man, lend me some money, I'll return it tomorrow.
(are bhaaii, thode paise udhaar de de, kal lautaa doongaa।)
अगर वह ईमानदार होता, तो मैं उसे उधार दे देता।
If he were honest, I would lend him money.
(agar vah iimaandaar hotaa, to main use udhaar de detaa।)
इस मोहल्ले में लोग एक-दूसरे को उधार देते रहते हैं।
In this neighborhood, people keep lending to one another.
(is mohalle men log ek-doosre ko udhaar dete rahte hain।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि दुकानदार मुझे कुछ महीनों के लिए उधार दे।
I want the shopkeeper to give me credit for a few months.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki dukaandaar mujhe kuchh mahiinon ke lie udhaar de।)
पिछले साल उसने अपने भाई को लाखों रुपये उधार दिए थे।
Last year he had lent his brother lakhs of rupees.
(pichhle saal usne apne bhaaii ko laakhon rupye udhaar die the।)
गरीब किसानों को अक्सर साहूकारों द्वारा भारी ब्याज पर उधार दिया जाता है।
Poor farmers are often lent money at heavy interest by moneylenders.
(gariib kisaanon ko aksar saahookaaron dvaaraa bhaarii byaaj par udhaar diyaa jaataa hai।)
अब मैं समझता हूँ कि उन्हें उधार नहीं देना चाहिए था।
Now I understand that he shouldn't have lent them money.
(ab main samajhtaa hoon ki unhen udhaar nahiin denaa chaahie thaa।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
उधार देना
(udhaar denaa)
infinitive oblique:
उधार देने
(udhaar dene)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
उधार देता
(udhaar detaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
उधार देते
(udhaar dete)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
उधार देती
(udhaar detii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
उधार देतीं
(udhaar detiin)
continuous (sg.m):
उधार दे रहा
(udhaar de rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
उधार दे रहे
(udhaar de rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
उधार दे रही
(udhaar de rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
उधार दे रहीं
(udhaar de rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
उधार दिया
(udhaar diyaa)
perfective (pl.m):
उधार दिए
(udhaar die)
perfective (sg.f):
उधार दी
(udhaar dii)
perfective (pl.f):
उधार दीं
(udhaar diin)
imperative (informal):
उधार दे
(udhaar de)
imperative (neutral):
उधार दो
(udhaar do)
imperative (formal):
उधार दीजिए
(udhaar diijie)
future (1sg.m):
उधार दूँगा
(udhaar doongaa)
future (1sg.f):
उधार दूँगी
(udhaar doongii)
future (1pl.m):
उधार देंगे
(udhaar denge)
future (1pl.f):
उधार देंगी
(udhaar dengii)
future (2sg.m):
उधार देगा
(udhaar degaa)
future (2sg.f):
उधार देगी
(udhaar degii)
future (2pl.m):
उधार दोगे
(udhaar doge)
future (2pl.f):
उधार दोगी
(udhaar dogii)
future (3sg.m):
उधार देगा
(udhaar degaa)
future (3sg.f):
उधार देगी
(udhaar degii)
future (3pl.m):
उधार देंगे
(udhaar denge)
future (3pl.f):
उधार देंगी
(udhaar dengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
उधार दूँ
(udhaar doon)
subjunctive (1pl):
उधार दें
(udhaar den)
subjunctive (2sg):
उधार दे
(udhaar de)
subjunctive (2pl):
उधार दो
(udhaar do)
subjunctive (3sg):
उधार दे
(udhaar de)
subjunctive (3pl):
उधार दें
(udhaar den)