बतलाना (batlaanaa)
verb
A common variant of बताना (bataanaa, 'to tell'); both mean the same thing and are used interchangeably in speech.
Sense
1
:
to tell, to inform
verb, transitive
Synonyms: बताना (bataanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear both बताना (bataanaa) and बतलाना (batlaanaa) constantly in everyday Hindi -- older generations and certain regional speech patterns (especially in Bihar, UP, and parts of the Hindi belt) lean slightly more towards बतलाना (batlaanaa), but there is no hard rule; a Delhi household will use both without a second thought.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes think बतलाना (batlaanaa) and बताना (bataanaa) differ in meaning or nuance -- they don't; pick whichever comes more naturally, though बताना (bataanaa) is somewhat more common overall. 2) Some learners assume बतलाना (batlaanaa) is somehow more formal or more casual than बताना (bataanaa); in reality both sit at the same register and are chosen freely by the same speaker even in the same conversation.
Sample Sentences:
ज़रा मुझे रास्ता बतला दो।
Please tell me the way.
(zaraa mujhe raastaa batlaa do।)
दादाजी हमेशा पुरानी बातें बतलाते थे।
Grandfather always used to tell old stories.
(daadaajii hameshaa puraanii baaten batlaate the।)
वह मुझे अपनी समस्या बतला रही है।
She is telling me about her problem.
(vah mujhe apnii samasyaa batlaa rahii hai।)
उसने मुझे सच बतला दिया।
He told me the truth.
(usne mujhe sach batlaa diyaa।)
कृपया अपना पता बतलाइए।
Please tell me your address.
(kripyaa apnaa pataa batlaaie।)
अगर उसे पता होता तो वह हमें बतला देता।
If he had known, he would have told us.
(agar use pataa hotaa to vah hamen batlaa detaa।)
मुझे नहीं मालूम कि यह किसने बतलाया।
I don't know who told this.
(mujhe nahiin maaloom ki yah kisne batlaayaa।)
शायद वह हमें अपनी योजना बतला दे।
Maybe he will tell us his plan.
(shaayad vah hamen apnii yojnaa batlaa de।)
यह बात सबको बतलाई गई थी।
This matter had been told to everyone.
(yah baat sabko batlaaii gaii thii।)
क्या तुम मुझे अपना नाम बतलाओगे?
Will you tell me your name?
(kyaa tum mujhe apnaa naam batlaaoge?)
नानी अक्सर हमें कहानियाँ बतलाती थीं, जो हम कभी नहीं भूले।
Grandmother often used to tell us stories, which we never forgot.
(naanii aksar hamen kahaaniyaan batlaatii thiin, jo ham kabhii nahiin bhoole।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बतलाना
(batlaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
बतलाने
(batlaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बतलाता
(batlaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बतलाते
(batlaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बतलाती
(batlaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बतलातीं
(batlaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बतला रहा
(batlaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बतला रहे
(batlaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बतला रही
(batlaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बतला रहीं
(batlaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बतलाया
(batlaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
बतलाए
(batlaae)
perfective (sg.f):
बतलाई
(batlaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
बतलाईं
(batlaaiin)
imperative (informal):
बतला
(batlaa)
imperative (neutral):
बतलाओ
(batlaao)
imperative (formal):
बतलाइए
(batlaaie)
future (1sg.m):
बतलाऊँगा
(batlaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बतलाऊँगी
(batlaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
बतलाएँगे
(batlaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
बतलाएँगी
(batlaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
बतलाएगा
(batlaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
बतलाएगी
(batlaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
बतलाओगे
(batlaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
बतलाओगी
(batlaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
बतलाएगा
(batlaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
बतलाएगी
(batlaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
बतलाएँगे
(batlaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
बतलाएँगी
(batlaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बतलाऊँ
(batlaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बतलाएँ
(batlaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
बतलाए
(batlaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
बतलाओ
(batlaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
बतलाए
(batlaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
बतलाएँ
(batlaaen)