हटना (hatnaa)
verb
An intransitive verb meaning 'to move away/aside' or 'to withdraw'; its causative partner हटाना (hataanaa, 'to remove, move something') is a separate lemma.
Sense
1
:
to move aside, get out of the way
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: खिसकना (khisaknaa, to shift/scoot over), दूर होना (door honaa, to get away/distant)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear हटो हटो (hato hato, 'move, move!') shouted constantly in crowded bazaars and by rickshaw-wallahs trying to get through traffic -- it's the everyday Delhi soundtrack of someone clearing a path.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for हटाना (hataanaa) when they mean हटना (hatnaa) -- हटना (hatnaa) is what you do yourself (move aside), हटाना (hataanaa) is what you do to something else (remove it). 2) As a command, हटो (hato, 'move!') or हट जाओ (hat jaao) is what you shout at someone blocking your path -- it can sound rude/abrupt in a way 'excuse me' doesn't, so tone matters.
Sample Sentences:
हटो, रास्ता दो!
Move aside, give way!
(hato, raastaa do!)
रिक्शेवाला चिल्ला रहा था, "हटो हटो!"
The rickshaw-wallah was shouting, 'Move, move!'
(rikshevaalaa chillaa rahaa thaa, "hato hato!")
वह रास्ते से हट गया।
He moved out of the way.
(vah raaste se hat gayaa।)
भीड़ में लोग जल्दी नहीं हटते।
People don't move aside quickly in a crowd.
(bhiid men log jaldii nahiin hatte।)
कृपया दरवाज़े से हट जाइए।
Please move away from the door.
(kripyaa darvaaze se hat jaaie।)
अगर तुम थोड़ा हट जाते तो मैं निकल पाता।
If you had moved aside a bit, I would have been able to get through.
(agar tum thodaa hat jaate to main nikal paataa।)
सिपाही ने कहा कि सब लोग सड़क से हट जाएँ।
The policeman said that everyone should get off the road.
(sipaahii ne kahaa ki sab log sadak se hat jaaen।)
जनता को हटाने के लिए पुलिस बुलाई गई और वे धीरे-धीरे हट गए।
The police were called to clear the crowd, and they slowly moved away.
(jantaa ko hataane ke lie pulis bulaaii gaii aur ve dhiire-dhiire hat gae।)
बस आने ही वाली है, ज़रा हट जाओ वहाँ से।
The bus is about to come, just move away from there.
(bas aane hii vaalii hai, zaraa hat jaao vahaan se।)
मैं खिड़की के पास से हट कर बैठ गया।
I moved away from near the window and sat down.
(main khidkii ke paas se hat kar baith gayaa।)
बाज़ार में इतनी भीड़ थी कि हटना भी मुश्किल था।
There was such a crowd in the market that even moving aside was difficult.
(baazaar men itnii bhiid thii ki hatnaa bhii mushkil thaa।)
Sense
2
:
to withdraw, back down (from a stance, decision, or position)
verb, intransitive Often paired with से (se) to mark what is being withdrawn from, e.g. अपनी बात से हटना (apnii baat se hatnaa, 'to go back on one's word').
Synonyms: पीछे हटना (piichhe hatnaa, compound-verb form, 'to step back/retreat'), मुकरना (mukarnaa, to renege/go back on one's word)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This figurative sense extends the physical 'moving aside' into the world of arguments and commitments -- अपनी ज़िद से नहीं हटा (apnii zid se nahiin hataa, 'he didn't budge from his stubbornness') is a very common way to describe someone who won't compromise, a trait often discussed with a mix of exasperation and admiration in Indian families.
Sample Sentences:
वह अपनी ज़िद से नहीं हटा।
He didn't back down from his stubbornness.
(vah apnii zid se nahiin hataa।)
मैं अपने फ़ैसले से नहीं हटूँगा।
I will not back down from my decision.
(main apne faisle se nahiin hatoongaa।)
वह कभी अपनी बात से नहीं हटता।
He never budges from what he says.
(vah kabhii apnii baat se nahiin hattaa।)
इतनी आसानी से मत हटो अपनी माँग से।
Don't back down from your demand so easily.
(itnii aasaanii se mat hato apnii maang se।)
अगर वह अपनी शर्त से हट जाए, तो बात बन सकती है।
If he backs off from his condition, things might work out.
(agar vah apnii shart se hat jaae, to baat ban saktii hai।)
इतनी बहस के बाद भी वह अपने रुख़ से नहीं हट रहा।
Even after so much argument, he isn't budging from his stance.
(itnii bahas ke baad bhii vah apne rukh se nahiin hat rahaa।)
काश वह अपनी ज़िद से हट जाता।
I wish he would back down from his stubbornness.
(kaash vah apnii zid se hat jaataa।)
सरकार अपने वादे से हट गई।
The government backed away from its promise.
(sarkaar apne vaade se hat gaii।)
एक बार जो कह दिया, उससे मैं हटने वाला नहीं।
Once I've said something, I'm not the one to go back on it.
(ek baar jo kah diyaa, usse main hatne vaalaa nahiin।)
पार्टी अपने मूल सिद्धांतों से कभी नहीं हटी।
The party never deviated from its core principles.
(paartii apne mool siddhaanton se kabhii nahiin hatii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
हटना
(hatnaa)
infinitive oblique:
हटने
(hatne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
हटता
(hattaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
हटते
(hatte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
हटती
(hattii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
हटतीं
(hattiin)
continuous (sg.m):
हट रहा
(hat rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
हट रहे
(hat rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
हट रही
(hat rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
हट रहीं
(hat rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
हटा
(hataa)
perfective (pl.m):
हटे
(hate)
perfective (sg.f):
हटी
(hatii)
perfective (pl.f):
हटीं
(hatiin)
imperative (informal):
हट
(hat)
imperative (neutral):
हटो
(hato)
imperative (formal):
हटिए
(hatie)
future (1sg.m):
हटूँगा
(hatoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
हटूँगी
(hatoongii)
future (1pl.m):
हटेंगे
(hatenge)
future (1pl.f):
हटेंगी
(hatengii)
future (2sg.m):
हटेगा
(hategaa)
future (2sg.f):
हटेगी
(hategii)
future (2pl.m):
हटोगे
(hatoge)
future (2pl.f):
हटोगी
(hatogii)
future (3sg.m):
हटेगा
(hategaa)
future (3sg.f):
हटेगी
(hategii)
future (3pl.m):
हटेंगे
(hatenge)
future (3pl.f):
हटेंगी
(hatengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
हटूँ
(hatoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
हटें
(haten)
subjunctive (2sg):
हटे
(hate)
subjunctive (2pl):
हटो
(hato)
subjunctive (3sg):
हटे
(hate)
subjunctive (3pl):
हटें
(haten)