पहनाना (pahnaanaa)
verb
The causative of पहनना (pahannaa, 'to wear') -- means 'to dress someone / put clothing or an ornament on someone.' One core sense, used constantly around weddings, festivals, and everyday dressing of children or others.
Sense
1
:
to dress someone / put on (clothes, jewelry, garland) for someone else
verb, transitive Takes two objects: the person (often marked with को (ko)) and the item worn, e.g. बच्चे को कपड़े पहनाना (bachche ko kapde pahnaanaa, 'to dress the child in clothes').
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This verb shows up everywhere in ritual life: mothers पहनाना (pahnaanaa) uniforms on kids for school, brides and grooms are पहनाना (pahnaanaa)'d garlands (माला पहनाना, maalaa pahnaanaa, 'to garland someone') at weddings, and idols are dressed in fresh clothes on festival days. It is the natural causative partner of पहनना (pahannaa), and thinking of the two together helps the pairing stick.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use पहनना (pahannaa) when talking about dressing someone else -- पहनना (pahannaa) is what you do to yourself; पहनाना (pahnaanaa) is what you do to another person. 2) The person being dressed is usually marked with को (ko), which learners sometimes drop by analogy with English 'dress him.'
Sample Sentences:
माँ रोज़ बच्चे को स्कूल की यूनिफ़ॉर्म पहनाती है।
Mom dresses the child in the school uniform every day.
(maan roz bachche ko skool kii yooniform pahnaatii hai।)
शादी में दुल्हन को सबने माला पहनाई।
Everyone garlanded the bride at the wedding.
(shaadii men dulhan ko sabne maalaa pahnaaii।)
कृपया भगवान की मूर्ति को नए कपड़े पहनाइए।
Please dress the idol in new clothes.
(kripyaa bhagvaan kii moorti ko nae kapde pahnaaie।)
वह अपने बेटे को जूते पहना रही थी जब फ़ोन बजा।
She was putting shoes on her son when the phone rang.
(vah apne bete ko joote pahnaa rahii thii jab fon bajaa।)
नानी ने बच्ची को सोने के कंगन पहनाए।
Grandma put gold bangles on the little girl.
(naanii ne bachchii ko sone ke kangan pahnaae।)
अगर वह घर पर होती, तो बच्चों को खुद तैयार करके स्कूल की ड्रेस पहनाती।
If she had been home, she would have dressed the kids in their school clothes herself.
(agar vah ghar par hotii, to bachchon ko khud taiyaar karke skool kii dres pahnaatii।)
मेहमानों के आने से पहले मूर्ति को माला पहना दी गई।
The idol was garlanded before the guests arrived.
(mehmaanon ke aane se pahle moorti ko maalaa pahnaa dii gaii।)
उम्मीद है कि सब मिलकर विजेता को मेडल पहनाएँगे।
Hopefully everyone will together put the medal on the winner.
(ummiid hai ki sab milkar vijetaa ko medal pahnaaenge।)
पहले पंडित जी देवता को वस्त्र पहनाते हैं, फिर आरती होती है।
First the priest dresses the deity in garments, then the aarti happens.
(pahle pandit jii devtaa ko vastr pahnaate hain, phir aartii hotii hai।)
क्या तुम मेरी बेटी को यह फ्रॉक पहना दोगी?
Will you put this frock on my daughter for me?
(kyaa tum merii betii ko yah phrok pahnaa dogii?)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
पहनाना
(pahnaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
पहनाने
(pahnaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पहनाता
(pahnaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पहनाते
(pahnaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पहनाती
(pahnaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पहनातीं
(pahnaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पहना रहा
(pahnaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पहना रहे
(pahnaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पहना रही
(pahnaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पहना रहीं
(pahnaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पहनाया
(pahnaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पहनाए
(pahnaae)
perfective (sg.f):
पहनाई
(pahnaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
पहनाईं
(pahnaaiin)
imperative (informal):
पहना
(pahnaa)
imperative (neutral):
पहनाओ
(pahnaao)
imperative (formal):
पहनाइए
(pahnaaie)
future (1sg.m):
पहनाऊँगा
(pahnaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पहनाऊँगी
(pahnaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पहनाएँगे
(pahnaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
पहनाएँगी
(pahnaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
पहनाएगा
(pahnaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पहनाएगी
(pahnaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
पहनाओगे
(pahnaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
पहनाओगी
(pahnaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
पहनाएगा
(pahnaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पहनाएगी
(pahnaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
पहनाएँगे
(pahnaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
पहनाएँगी
(pahnaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पहनाऊँ
(pahnaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पहनाएँ
(pahnaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
पहनाए
(pahnaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
पहनाओ
(pahnaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
पहनाए
(pahnaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
पहनाएँ
(pahnaaen)