पलटाना (paltaanaa)
verb
The causative of पलटना (palatnaa, 'to turn/flip over, to return'), meaning 'to make something turn over/flip' or 'to have something turned/returned'.
Sense
1
:
to cause to turn over, flip, or reverse (something)
verb, transitive Causative of पलटना (palatnaa); takes a direct object that undergoes the flipping/turning, e.g. पेज़ पलटाना (pez paltaanaa, 'to have the page turned').
Synonyms: उलटना (ulatnaa), मोड़ना (modnaa, to bend/turn, narrower)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is one of a family of causatives built from पलटना (palatnaa); think of it alongside verbs like बनना/बनाना (bannaa/banaanaa) or कटना/कटाना (katnaa/kataanaa) -- the -आना (-aanaa) suffix regularly signals 'get someone else to do X' or 'cause X to happen indirectly.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use पलटना (palatnaa) when they mean to make someone else flip or turn something -- पलटना (palatnaa) is what the thing itself does or what you do directly, while पलटाना (paltaanaa) adds the sense of getting/causing another person or agent to do the turning. 2) Because it is a causative, the person doing the actual flipping is often marked with से (se), not को (ko), e.g. उससे किताब का पन्ना पलटाना (usse kitaab kaa pannaa paltaanaa, 'to have him turn the page of the book').
Sample Sentences:
रोटी को पलटाओ, जल रही है।
Flip the roti over, it's burning.
(rotii ko paltaao, jal rahii hai।)
माँ बेटे से पराठा पलटाती है।
The mother has her son flip the paratha over.
(maan bete se paraathaa paltaatii hai।)
मैंने नौकर से गद्दा पलटाया।
I had the servant turn the mattress over.
(mainne naukar se gaddaa paltaayaa।)
वह मजदूरों से बड़े-बड़े पत्थर पलटा रहा था।
He was having the laborers turn over the big stones.
(vah majdooron se bade-bade patthar paltaa rahaa thaa।)
अगर वक्त मिलता तो मैं गद्दा भी पलटा देता।
If I had gotten time, I would have had the mattress flipped over too.
(agar vakt miltaa to main gaddaa bhii paltaa detaa।)
क्या तुम अपने भाई से गाड़ी की सीट पलटा सकते हो?
Can you get your brother to flip the car seat over?
(kyaa tum apne bhaaii se gaadii kii siit paltaa sakte ho?)
शायद वह किसी और से मिट्टी के बड़े ढेले पलटाए।
Perhaps he'll have someone else turn over the big clods of earth.
(shaayad vah kisii aur se mittii ke bade dhele paltaae।)
बगीचे में माली से क्यारी की मिट्टी पलटाई जाती है।
In the garden, the soil of the flowerbed is had turned over by the gardener.
(bagiiche men maalii se kyaarii kii mittii paltaaii jaatii hai।)
कृपया कारीगर से इस भारी मेज़ को सावधानी से पलटाइए।
Please have the craftsman turn this heavy table over carefully.
(kripyaa kaariigar se is bhaarii mez ko saavdhaanii se paltaaie।)
वह हर बार अपने सहायक से तवे पर रखी मछली पलटाता है।
Every time, he has his assistant flip the fish on the pan.
(vah har baar apne sahaayak se tave par rakhii machhlii paltaataa hai।)
Sense
2
:
to get (money, a debt, favor) returned or repaid
verb, transitive Used especially with money or favors: पैसे पलटाना (paise paltaanaa, 'to get the money returned/repaid') implies causing or arranging for repayment, often through pressure or reminder.
Synonyms: वापस दिलाना (vaapas dilaanaa, more explicit phrase), लौटाना (lautaanaa, to give back, focuses on the returner's action)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this in everyday money talk -- a shopkeeper or friend saying उधार पलटाना है (udhaar paltaanaa hai, 'the loan needs to be gotten back') captures the mild insistence Hindi speakers often build into talk about debts among friends and family.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with लौटाना (lautaanaa): लौटाना (lautaanaa) is used from the giver's perspective ('I am returning it'), while पलटाना (paltaanaa) more often implies getting someone else to hand something back to you.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे अपना उधार पलटाना है।
I need to get my loan repaid.
(mujhe apnaa udhaar paltaanaa hai।)
उसने अपने दोस्त से पैसे पलटाए।
He got the money returned from his friend.
(usne apne dost se paise paltaae।)
वह हर महीने अपना कर्ज़ पलटाती है।
She gets her debt repaid every month.
(vah har mahiine apnaa karz paltaatii hai।)
कृपया जल्दी से अपना उधार पलटा दो।
Please get your loan repaid quickly.
(kripyaa jaldii se apnaa udhaar paltaa do।)
अगर वह ईमानदार होता, तो अपना कर्ज़ ज़रूर पलटाता।
If he were honest, he would definitely have gotten his debt repaid.
(agar vah iimaandaar hotaa, to apnaa karz zaroor paltaataa।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि वह अपना उधार पलटाए।
I want him to get his loan repaid.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki vah apnaa udhaar paltaae।)
यह रकम अगले हफ्ते तक पलटा दी जाएगी।
This amount will be gotten back by next week.
(yah rakam agle haphte tak paltaa dii jaaegii।)
दुकानदार बोला, उधार तो पलटाना ही है, वरना दुकान कैसे चलेगी।
The shopkeeper said, the loan definitely needs to be gotten back, otherwise how will the shop run.
(dukaandaar bolaa, udhaar to paltaanaa hii hai, varnaa dukaan kaise chalegii।)
क्या तुम अपने भाई से वह रकम पलटा सकते हो?
Can you get that amount returned from your brother?
(kyaa tum apne bhaaii se vah rakam paltaa sakte ho?)
उसने कई बार कोशिश की, फिर भी अपना पैसा नहीं पलटा पाया।
He tried many times, but still could not get his money returned.
(usne kaii baar koshish kii, phir bhii apnaa paisaa nahiin paltaa paayaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
पलटाना
(paltaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
पलटाने
(paltaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पलटाता
(paltaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पलटाते
(paltaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पलटाती
(paltaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पलटातीं
(paltaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पलटा रहा
(paltaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पलटा रहे
(paltaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पलटा रही
(paltaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पलटा रहीं
(paltaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पलटाया
(paltaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पलटाए
(paltaae)
perfective (sg.f):
पलटाई
(paltaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
पलटाईं
(paltaaiin)
imperative (informal):
पलटा
(paltaa)
imperative (neutral):
पलटाओ
(paltaao)
imperative (formal):
पलटाइए
(paltaaie)
future (1sg.m):
पलटाऊँगा
(paltaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पलटाऊँगी
(paltaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पलटाएँगे
(paltaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
पलटाएँगी
(paltaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
पलटाएगा
(paltaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पलटाएगी
(paltaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
पलटाओगे
(paltaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
पलटाओगी
(paltaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
पलटाएगा
(paltaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पलटाएगी
(paltaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
पलटाएँगे
(paltaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
पलटाएँगी
(paltaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पलटाऊँ
(paltaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पलटाएँ
(paltaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
पलटाए
(paltaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
पलटाओ
(paltaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
पलटाए
(paltaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
पलटाएँ
(paltaaen)