लादना (laadnaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning to load or pile goods/burden onto something (a vehicle, animal, or person), with a common figurative extension to imposing a burden, task, or blame on someone.
Sense
1
:
to load (physical goods onto a vehicle/animal)
verb, transitive Takes पर (par) for the surface/vehicle receiving the load: सामान गाड़ी पर लादना (saamaan gaadii par laadnaa, 'to load luggage onto the vehicle').
Synonyms: भरना (bharnaa, to fill/load), चढ़ाना (chadhaanaa, to load up onto)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of the classic image of a truck or a bullock cart piled high with sacks or furniture -- लादना (laadnaa) is the verb for exactly that stacking-on action, and it carries a sense of the load being heavy or excessive, teetering rather than neatly packed.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for भरना (bharnaa) here, but भरना (bharnaa) is about filling a container to capacity, while लादना (laadnaa) specifically means piling a load onto a carrying surface (a cart, animal, roof, truck) -- the sense is of weight being stacked on top, not space being filled.
Sample Sentences:
मजदूर ट्रक पर बोरियाँ लाद रहे हैं।
The laborers are loading sacks onto the truck.
(majdoor trak par boriyaan laad rahe hain।)
उसने गधे पर इतना सामान लाद दिया कि वह बेचारा हिल भी नहीं पा रहा था।
He loaded so much stuff onto the donkey that the poor thing couldn't even move.
(usne gadhe par itnaa saamaan laad diyaa ki vah bechaaraa hil bhii nahiin paa rahaa thaa।)
कल सुबह तक सारा फर्नीचर ट्रॉली पर लाद दिया जाएगा।
All the furniture will be loaded onto the trolley by tomorrow morning.
(kal subah tak saaraa pharniichar trolii par laad diyaa jaaegaa।)
बैलगाड़ी पर गन्ने के बोझ इतने लाद दिए गए थे कि पहिये धरती में गड़ने लगे।
So many bundles of sugarcane had been loaded onto the bullock cart that the wheels started sinking into the ground.
(bailgaadii par ganne ke bojh itne laad die gae the ki pahiye dhartii men gadne lage।)
गाड़ी में सामान लादते समय ध्यान रखना कि वज़न बराबर बंटा हो।
While loading the goods into the vehicle, make sure the weight is evenly distributed.
(gaadii men saamaan laadte samay dhyaan rakhnaa ki vazan baraabar bantaa ho।)
पहले किसान ऊँट पर अनाज के थैले लादते थे, अब ट्रैक्टर आ गए हैं।
Earlier farmers used to load sacks of grain onto camels; now tractors have come.
(pahle kisaan oont par anaaj ke thaile laadte the, ab traiktar aa gae hain।)
अगर उतना ही सामान होता तो हम आराम से लाद लेते, लेकिन इतना ज़्यादा है कि दो ट्रिप लगेंगे।
If there had been only that much stuff, we would have loaded it easily, but there's so much that it'll take two trips.
(agar utnaa hii saamaan hotaa to ham aaraam se laad lete, lekin itnaa zyaadaa hai ki do trip lagenge।)
कृपया माल को ट्रक की क्षमता से अधिक न लादें।
Please do not load the goods beyond the truck's capacity.
(kripyaa maal ko trak kii kshamtaa se adhik n laaden।)
स्टेशन पर कुली सिर पर बोरा लादकर तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ गया।
The porter loaded the sack onto his head at the station and hurried ahead.
(steshan par kulii sir par boraa laadkar tezii se aage badh gayaa।)
हो सकता है वे रात में ही ट्रक पर माल लाद लें ताकि सुबह जल्दी निकल सकें।
It's possible they'll load the goods onto the truck at night itself so they can leave early in the morning.
(ho saktaa hai ve raat men hii trak par maal laad len taaki subah jaldii nikal saken।)
Sense
2
:
to burden someone with (work, responsibility, blame)
verb, transitive Takes पर (par) for the person receiving the burden: काम मुझ पर लाद दिया (kaam mujh par laad diyaa, 'dumped the work on me'). Very frequently occurs as the compound verb लाद देना (laad denaa) to stress the suddenness or unfairness of the imposition.
Synonyms: थोपना (thopnaa, to impose/force upon), डालना (daalnaa, to put/dump onto)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in office or family complaints: सारा काम मुझ पर लाद दिया (saaraa kaam mujh par laad diyaa, 'they dumped all the work on me') -- the physical image of loading goods onto a cart carries straight over into loading responsibility onto a person, which is a nice window into how Hindi often extends concrete verbs to emotional or social weight.
Common Mistakes: 1) थोपना (thopnaa) and लादना (laadnaa) overlap here, but लादना (laadnaa) keeps a vivid physical-weight flavor -- it is used when the speaker wants to emphasize how heavy or unwelcome the burden feels, almost like a sack being thrown onto someone's back, whereas थोपना (thopnaa) is more neutral about imposing an idea, rule, or decision.
Sample Sentences:
बॉस ने सारा काम मुझ पर लाद दिया।
The boss dumped all the work on me.
(bos ne saaraa kaam mujh par laad diyaa।)
मत लादो अपनी जिम्मेदारियाँ मुझ पर।
Don't dump your responsibilities on me.
(mat laado apnii jimmedaariyaan mujh par।)
घर के सब लोग अपनी समस्याएँ उस पर लाद देते हैं।
Everyone at home dumps their problems on him.
(ghar ke sab log apnii samasyaaen us par laad dete hain।)
इस पूरे मामले का दोष उस बेचारे क्लर्क पर लाद दिया गया।
The blame for this entire matter was dumped on that poor clerk.
(is poore maamle kaa dosh us bechaare klark par laad diyaa gayaa।)
अगर तुम यह जिम्मेदारी मुझ पर लादोगे, तो मैं मना कर दूँगा।
If you burden me with this responsibility, I'll refuse.
(agar tum yah jimmedaarii mujh par laadoge, to main manaa kar doongaa।)
काश वे मुझ पर इतना काम न लादते।
I wish they hadn't burdened me with so much work.
(kaash ve mujh par itnaa kaam n laadte।)
प्रबंधन अक्सर छोटे कर्मचारियों पर अपनी गलतियों का बोझ लाद देता है।
Management often loads the burden of its own mistakes onto junior employees.
(prabandhan aksar chhote karmchaariyon par apnii galtiyon kaa bojh laad detaa hai।)
क्या तुम यह इल्ज़ाम मुझ पर लादना चाहते हो?
Do you want to pin this accusation on me?
(kyaa tum yah ilzaam mujh par laadnaa chaahte ho?)
समाज अक्सर बेटियों पर परिवार की इज़्ज़त का बोझ लाद देता है।
Society often burdens daughters with the weight of the family's honor.
(samaaj aksar betiyon par parivaar kii izzat kaa bojh laad detaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
लादना
(laadnaa)
infinitive oblique:
लादने
(laadne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
लादता
(laadtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
लादते
(laadte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
लादती
(laadtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
लादतीं
(laadtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
लाद रहा
(laad rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
लाद रहे
(laad rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
लाद रही
(laad rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
लाद रहीं
(laad rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
लादा
(laadaa)
perfective (pl.m):
लादे
(laade)
perfective (sg.f):
लादी
(laadii)
perfective (pl.f):
लादीं
(laadiin)
imperative (informal):
लाद
(laad)
imperative (neutral):
लादो
(laado)
imperative (formal):
लादिए
(laadie)
future (1sg.m):
लादूँगा
(laadoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
लादूँगी
(laadoongii)
future (1pl.m):
लादेंगे
(laadenge)
future (1pl.f):
लादेंगी
(laadengii)
future (2sg.m):
लादेगा
(laadegaa)
future (2sg.f):
लादेगी
(laadegii)
future (2pl.m):
लादोगे
(laadoge)
future (2pl.f):
लादोगी
(laadogii)
future (3sg.m):
लादेगा
(laadegaa)
future (3sg.f):
लादेगी
(laadegii)
future (3pl.m):
लादेंगे
(laadenge)
future (3pl.f):
लादेंगी
(laadengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
लादूँ
(laadoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
लादें
(laaden)
subjunctive (2sg):
लादे
(laade)
subjunctive (2pl):
लादो
(laado)
subjunctive (3sg):
लादे
(laade)
subjunctive (3pl):
लादें
(laaden)