लिटाना (litaanaa)

verb The causative of लेटना (letnaa, 'to lie down'): लिटाना (litaanaa) means 'to lay someone/something down' -- putting another person into a lying position.
Sense 1 : to lay (someone) down, put to bed
verb, transitive
Synonyms: सुलाना (sulaanaa, focuses on putting to sleep specifically)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Very common in caregiving contexts -- a mother laying a baby down, a nurse laying a patient down, or someone helping an elderly relative lie down. It pairs naturally with बिस्तर पर (bistar par, 'on the bed') or ज़मीन पर (zamiin par, 'on the ground').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners confuse लिटाना (litaanaa) with सुलाना (sulaanaa): लिटाना (litaanaa) is just about the physical act of laying someone flat/down, while सुलाना (sulaanaa) specifically means putting them to sleep -- you can लिटाना (litaanaa) a sick person on a bed without any intention of sleep. 2) As a causative, the person being laid down takes को (ko): बच्चे को लिटाया (bachche ko litaayaa, 'laid the child down'), not a direct object without को (ko).
Sample Sentences:
माँ बच्चे को बिस्तर पर लिटाती है। The mother lays the baby down on the bed.
(maan bachche ko bistar par litaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नर्स ने मरीज़ को धीरे से लिटा दिया। The nurse gently laid the patient down.
(nars ne mariiz ko dhiire se litaa diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसे ज़मीन पर मत लिटाओ, चोट लग जाएगी। Don't lay him down on the ground, he'll get hurt.
(use zamiin par mat litaao, chot lag jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
दादी को धीरे-धीरे लिटाया जा रहा था। Grandma was being laid down slowly.
(daadii ko dhiire-dhiire litaayaa jaa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर वह इतना रोता नहीं, तो मैं उसे इतनी जल्दी लिटा देती। If he hadn't cried so much, I would have laid him down this quickly.
(agar vah itnaa rotaa nahiin, to main use itnii jaldii litaa detii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
बच्चा सो गया, अब उसे लिटा दो। The baby has fallen asleep, lay him down now.
(bachchaa so gayaa, ab use litaa do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
कृपया घायल व्यक्ति को सावधानी से लिटाइए। Please lay the injured person down carefully.
(kripyaa ghaayal vyakti ko saavdhaanii se litaaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हो सकता है डॉक्टर मरीज़ को करवट से लिटाए। It's possible the doctor will lay the patient down on his side.
(ho saktaa hai doktar mariiz ko karvat se litaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
जब तक बच्चा रोता रहेगा, मैं उसे नहीं लिटाऊँगी। As long as the baby keeps crying, I won't lay him down.
(jab tak bachchaa rotaa rahegaa, main use nahiin litaaoongii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बुज़ुर्ग को सहारा देकर बिस्तर पर लिटाया गया। The elderly man was supported and laid down on the bed.
(buzurg ko sahaaraa dekar bistar par litaayaa gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: लिटाना (litaanaa)
infinitive oblique: लिटाने (litaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): लिटाता (litaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): लिटाते (litaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): लिटाती (litaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): लिटातीं (litaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): लिटा रहा (litaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): लिटा रहे (litaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): लिटा रही (litaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): लिटा रहीं (litaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): लिटाया (litaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): लिटाए (litaae)
perfective (sg.f): लिटाई (litaaii)
perfective (pl.f): लिटाईं (litaaiin)
imperative (informal): लिटा (litaa)
imperative (neutral): लिटाओ (litaao)
imperative (formal): लिटाइए (litaaie)
future (1sg.m): लिटाऊँगा (litaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): लिटाऊँगी (litaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): लिटाएँगे (litaaenge)
future (1pl.f): लिटाएँगी (litaaengii)
future (2sg.m): लिटाएगा (litaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): लिटाएगी (litaaegii)
future (2pl.m): लिटाओगे (litaaoge)
future (2pl.f): लिटाओगी (litaaogii)
future (3sg.m): लिटाएगा (litaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): लिटाएगी (litaaegii)
future (3pl.m): लिटाएँगे (litaaenge)
future (3pl.f): लिटाएँगी (litaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): लिटाऊँ (litaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): लिटाएँ (litaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): लिटाए (litaae)
subjunctive (2pl): लिटाओ (litaao)
subjunctive (3sg): लिटाए (litaae)
subjunctive (3pl): लिटाएँ (litaaen)