करवाना (karvaanaa)

verb The double causative of करना (karnaa, 'to do'): it means to get/have something done by someone else, i.e. to arrange for a third party to carry out the action. Compare कराना (karaanaa), a near-identical single-causative variant often used interchangeably in speech.
Sense 1 : to get something done (by getting someone else to do it)
verb, transitive Takes an agent marked with से (se) for the person actually performing the action: मुझसे करवाया (mujhse karvaayaa, 'had [it] done by me').
Synonyms: कराना (karaanaa, near-synonym, single-causative form)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This verb captures a very Indian social pattern: getting work done through other people rather than doing it yourself, whether it is calling a plumber, hiring a tailor, or asking a favor from a relative. Sentences like घर की सफ़ाई करवाई (ghar kii safaaii karvaaii, 'got the house cleaned [by someone]') are everyday middle-class speech, reflecting how much daily life runs on domestic help and service providers.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often mark the person doing the work with को (ko) instead of से (se); करवाना (karvaanaa) wants से (se) for the executing agent: दर्ज़ी से कपड़े सिलवाए (darzii se kapde silvaae, 'had the clothes stitched by the tailor'), not दर्ज़ी को (darzii ko). 2) कराना (karaanaa) and करवाना (karvaanaa) are frequently confused; both are widely used and largely interchangeable in everyday speech, so this is a minor rather than a serious error.
Sample Sentences:
मैंने कल घर की सफ़ाई करवाई। I had the house cleaned yesterday.
(mainne kal ghar kii safaaii karvaaii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह हर महीने अपनी कार की सर्विस करवाता है। He gets his car serviced every month.
(vah har mahiine apnii kaar kii sarvis karvaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम अगले हफ़्ते घर की पुताई करवाएँगे। We will get the house painted next week.
(ham agle hafte ghar kii putaaii karvaaenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
क्या आप अपनी शर्ट यहीं से सिलवाते हैं? Do you get your shirts stitched from here?
(kyaa aap apnii shart yahiin se silvaate hain?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अभी बिजली वाले से पंखा ठीक करवा लो, मेहमान आने वाले हैं। Get the fan fixed by the electrician right now, guests are about to arrive.
(abhii bijlii vaale se pankhaa thiik karvaa lo, mehmaan aane vaale hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर पैसे होते तो मैं पूरे घर का नवीनीकरण करवाता। If I had the money, I would have the whole house renovated.
(agar paise hote to main poore ghar kaa naviiniikran karvaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उसने अपना पासपोर्ट किसी एजेंट से बनवाया था। She had gotten her passport made through some agent.
(usne apnaa paasport kisii ejent se banvaayaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बेहतर होगा कि आप डॉक्टर से अपना चेकअप करवा लें। It would be better if you got your checkup done by a doctor.
(behtar hogaa ki aap doktar se apnaa chekaap karvaa len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
यह मकान उन्होंने अपने बेटे की शादी से पहले बनवाया था। This house was built by them before their son's wedding.
(yah makaan unhonne apne bete kii shaadii se pahle banvaayaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस इमारत की मरम्मत नगरपालिका द्वारा करवाई जा रही है। The repair of this building is being got done by the municipality.
(is imaarat kii marammat nagarpaalikaa dvaaraa karvaaii jaa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम मुझसे यह काम करवाना चाहते हो? Do you want to get this work done by me?
(kyaa tum mujhse yah kaam karvaanaa chaahte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह ज़रा सी मदद माँग लेता, तो उसका काम कब का करवा दिया होता। If he had just asked for a little help, his work would have been gotten done long ago.
(agar vah zaraa sii madad maang letaa, to uskaa kaam kab kaa karvaa diyaa hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: करवाना (karvaanaa)
infinitive oblique: करवाने (karvaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): करवाता (karvaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): करवाते (karvaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): करवाती (karvaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): करवातीं (karvaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): करवा रहा (karvaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): करवा रहे (karvaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): करवा रही (karvaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): करवा रहीं (karvaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): करवाया (karvaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): करवाए (karvaae)
perfective (sg.f): करवाई (karvaaii)
perfective (pl.f): करवाईं (karvaaiin)
imperative (informal): करवा (karvaa)
imperative (neutral): करवाओ (karvaao)
imperative (formal): करवाइए (karvaaie)
future (1sg.m): करवाऊँगा (karvaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): करवाऊँगी (karvaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): करवाएँगे (karvaaenge)
future (1pl.f): करवाएँगी (karvaaengii)
future (2sg.m): करवाएगा (karvaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): करवाएगी (karvaaegii)
future (2pl.m): करवाओगे (karvaaoge)
future (2pl.f): करवाओगी (karvaaogii)
future (3sg.m): करवाएगा (karvaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): करवाएगी (karvaaegii)
future (3pl.m): करवाएँगे (karvaaenge)
future (3pl.f): करवाएँगी (karvaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): करवाऊँ (karvaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): करवाएँ (karvaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): करवाए (karvaae)
subjunctive (2pl): करवाओ (karvaao)
subjunctive (3sg): करवाए (karvaae)
subjunctive (3pl): करवाएँ (karvaaen)