उतारना (utaarnaa)

verb The causative-flavored transitive partner of उतरना (utarnaa, 'to descend') -- covers taking things down/off (clothes, luggage, passengers) as well as extended senses like transferring something onto someone or paying off a debt.
Sense 1 : to take off (clothing, jewelry, footwear)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: निकालना (nikaalnaa, broader: 'to take out')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the verb you hear at the door: जूते उतारो (joote utaaro, 'take off your shoes') is practically a house rule in most Indian homes, said to guests and kids alike.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for निकालना (nikaalnaa) here, but उतारना (utaarnaa) is the specific, natural verb for removing something worn on the body -- कपड़े उतारना (kapde utaarnaa, 'to take off clothes'), जूते उतारना (joote utaarnaa, 'to take off shoes').
Sample Sentences:
जूते उतारो और अंदर आओ। Take off your shoes and come inside.
(joote utaaro aur andar aao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
वह रोज़ काम से आकर पहले अपनी घड़ी उतारता है। Every day, after coming home from work, he first takes off his watch.
(vah roz kaam se aakar pahle apnii ghadii utaartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैंने थककर अपने जूते उतार दिए। Tired, I took off my shoes.
(mainne thakkar apne joote utaar die।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह अपना कोट उतार रही थी जब फोन की घंटी बजी। She was taking off her coat when the phone rang.
(vah apnaa kot utaar rahii thii jab phon kii ghantii bajii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया मंदिर में प्रवेश करने से पहले अपने जूते-चप्पल उतार दें। Please take off your shoes and sandals before entering the temple.
(kripyaa mandir men pravesh karne se pahle apne joote-chappal utaar den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर वह अपने गहने उतार देती, तो चोर को कुछ नहीं मिलता। If she had taken off her jewelry, the thief would have gotten nothing.
(agar vah apne gahne utaar detii, to chor ko kuchh nahiin miltaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
बच्चा सो जाने के बाद उसके जूते धीरे से उतारे गए। After the child fell asleep, his shoes were gently taken off.
(bachchaa so jaane ke baad uske joote dhiire se utaare gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
मुझे यकीन नहीं कि वह इतनी ठंड में अपना स्वेटर उतारे। I doubt that he would take off his sweater in such cold.
(mujhe yakiin nahiin ki vah itnii thand men apnaa svetar utaare।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
क्या आप कृपया अपनी टोपी उतारेंगे? Would you please take off your hat?
(kyaa aap kripyaa apnii topii utaarenge?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
दुल्हन ने शादी के बाद अपने भारी गहने उतार लिए। The bride took off her heavy jewelry after the wedding.
(dulhan ne shaadii ke baad apne bhaarii gahne utaar lie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गर्मी में लोग अक्सर अपनी जैकेट उतारकर हाथ में लेकर चलते हैं। In the heat, people often take off their jackets and carry them in their hands.
(garmii men log aksar apnii jaiket utaarkar haath men lekar chalte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : to unload, help someone get down/off (from a vehicle, height)
verb, transitive Takes a direct object marked with ने (ne) in the past when transitive agreement applies; the person or thing being brought down is often को (ko)-marked, e.g. बच्चे को गाड़ी से उतारना (bachche ko gaadii se utaarnaa, 'to help the child down from the car').
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Very common with rickshaw and auto rides -- यहीं उतार दो (yahiin utaar do, 'drop me right here') is a everyday phrase you will hear shouted from the back seat.
Common Mistakes: 1) Note the causative relationship to उतरना (utarnaa, 'to get down/off') -- उतरना (utarnaa) is what the passenger does themselves; उतारना (utaarnaa) is what the driver or helper does to/for them.
Sample Sentences:
यहीं उतार दो, भाई साहब। Drop me right here, brother.
(yahiin utaar do, bhaaii saahab।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
रिक्शावाले ने हमें बाज़ार के मोड़ पर उतार दिया। The rickshaw driver dropped us off at the market turn.
(rikshaavaale ne hamen baazaar ke mod par utaar diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
ड्राइवर सामान गाड़ी से उतार रहा है। The driver is unloading the luggage from the car.
(draaivar saamaan gaadii se utaar rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मज़दूर हर सुबह ट्रक से बोरियाँ उतारते हैं। The laborers unload sacks from the truck every morning.
(mazdoor har subah trak se boriyaan utaarte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह ज़रा जल्दी पहुँचता, तो सामान समय पर उतार लेता। If he had arrived a bit earlier, he would have unloaded the goods on time.
(agar vah zaraa jaldii pahunchtaa, to saamaan samay par utaar letaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया बच्चे को सीट से सावधानी से उतारिए। Please carefully help the child down from the seat.
(kripyaa bachche ko siit se saavdhaanii se utaarie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
कंडक्टर ने बूढ़ी औरत को बस से उतारने में मदद की। The conductor helped the old woman get off the bus.
(kandaktar ne boodhii aurat ko bas se utaarne men madad kii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सामान गोदाम में उतारा गया। The goods were unloaded into the warehouse.
(saamaan godaam men utaaraa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
स्टेशन आने पर वह अपने दोस्त को गाड़ी से उतार देगा। When the station comes, he will drop his friend off the train.
(steshan aane par vah apne dost ko gaadii se utaar degaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
क्या आप मुझे मेट्रो स्टेशन के पास उतार सकते हैं? Can you drop me near the metro station?
(kyaa aap mujhe metro steshan ke paas utaar sakte hain?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद वे सामान अभी उतार लें ताकि ट्रक जल्दी खाली हो जाए। Perhaps they should unload the goods now so the truck gets empty quickly.
(shaayad ve saamaan abhii utaar len taaki trak jaldii khaalii ho jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Sense 3 : to pay off, settle (a debt, loan)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: चुकाना (chukaanaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: The image is the same one running through all senses of this verb: a burden sitting on you (debt, clothing, a passenger) that gets lifted off -- so कर्ज़ उतारना (karz utaarnaa) literally pictures debt as a weight coming down off your shoulders.
Common Mistakes: 1) कर्ज़ उतारना (karz utaarnaa, 'to pay off a debt') is the idiomatic pairing; learners familiar only with the 'take off clothing' sense may not expect उतारना (utaarnaa) to extend to money matters.
Sample Sentences:
उसने पिछले साल अपने पिता का सारा कर्ज़ उतार दिया। He paid off his father's entire debt last year.
(usne pichhle saal apne pitaa kaa saaraa karz utaar diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मैं हर महीने थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके अपना लोन उतारता हूँ। I pay off my loan little by little every month.
(main har mahiine thodaa-thodaa karke apnaa lon utaartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बोनस मिल जाए तो मैं यह क़र्ज़ एक साथ उतार दूँगा। If I get the bonus, I'll pay off this debt all at once.
(agar bonas mil jaae to main yah qarz ek saath utaar doongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे नौकरी मिल जाती तो वह अब तक सारा कर्ज़ उतार चुका होता। If he had gotten the job, he would have paid off all the debt by now.
(agar use naukrii mil jaatii to vah ab tak saaraa karz utaar chukaa hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
बेटा, जब तक हो सके, अपना कर्ज़ जल्दी उतार दो। Son, pay off your debt quickly, as soon as you can.
(betaa, jab tak ho sake, apnaa karz jaldii utaar do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
बैंक का यह क़र्ज़ किश्तों में उतारा जा रहा है। This bank loan is being paid off in installments.
(baink kaa yah qarz kishton men utaaraa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उम्मीद है कि वह अपनी माँ का इलाज वाला कर्ज़ जल्द उतार दे। I hope he pays off the debt from his mother's treatment soon.
(ummiid hai ki vah apnii maan kaa ilaaj vaalaa karz jald utaar de।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पिता जी हमेशा कहते थे कि अपना कर्ज़ मरने से पहले उतार देना चाहिए। Father always used to say that one should pay off one's debts before dying.
(pitaa jii hameshaa kahte the ki apnaa karz marne se pahle utaar denaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब उसने आखिरी किश्त चुकाकर पूरा कर्ज़ उतार दिया, तो सबकी जान में जान आई। When he paid off the whole debt by clearing the last installment, everyone felt relieved.
(jab usne aakhirii kisht chukaakar pooraa karz utaar diyaa, to sabkii jaan men jaan aaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इतनी बड़ी रकम का क़र्ज़ उतारना कोई आसान काम नहीं है। Paying off such a huge amount of debt is no easy task.
(itnii badii rakam kaa qarz utaarnaa koii aasaan kaam nahiin hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 4 : to transfer (anger, blame, a ritual offering) onto someone/something
verb, transitive Common frames: गुस्सा किसी पर उतारना (gussaa kisii par utaarnaa, 'to take out anger on someone'), and in a devotional context नज़र उतारना (nazar utaarnaa, 'to ward off/remove the evil eye').
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: नज़र उतारना (nazar utaarnaa) refers to the folk ritual of circling salt, chili, or lemon around a person to remove the evil eye's (nazar) effect -- a small, still-common domestic ritual, especially for children and newborns.
Common Mistakes: 1) The object of frustration takes पर (par), not पे-less direct marking -- अपना गुस्सा मुझ पर मत उतारो (apnaa gussaa mujh par mat utaaro, 'don't take your anger out on me') is the natural shape of the sentence.
Sample Sentences:
मैंने अपना गुस्सा उस पर उतार दिया। I took out my anger on him.
(mainne apnaa gussaa us par utaar diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दफ़्तर का सारा गुस्सा घर पर मत उतारो। Don't take out all your office frustration at home.
(daftar kaa saaraa gussaa ghar par mat utaaro।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
दादी बच्चे की नज़र उतार रही हैं। Grandma is performing the evil-eye ritual on the child.
(daadii bachche kii nazar utaar rahii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बच्चा बहुत रोए, तो उसकी नज़र उतार देना चाहिए। If the baby cries a lot, one should perform the evil-eye ritual on him.
(agar bachchaa bahut roe, to uskii nazar utaar denaa chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
वह अपनी नाकामी का सारा दोष अपने भाई पर उतार देता है। He shifts all the blame for his failure onto his brother.
(vah apnii naakaamii kaa saaraa dosh apne bhaaii par utaar detaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह इतना परेशान न होता, तो अपनी झुँझलाहट हम पर न उतारता। If he weren't so troubled, he wouldn't have vented his irritation on us.
(agar vah itnaa pareshaan n hotaa, to apnii jhunjhlaahat ham par n utaartaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
नवजात शिशु के ऊपर से नमक-मिर्च उतारकर बाहर फेंकी जाती है। Salt and chili are circled around the newborn and then thrown outside.
(navjaat shishu ke oopar se namak-mirch utaarkar baahar phenkii jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
पंडित जी ने मंदिर में आरती उतारी। The priest performed the aarti in the temple.
(pandit jii ne mandir men aartii utaarii।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्यों अपनी हार की कुंठा मुझ पर उतार रहे हो? Why are you venting your frustration over losing on me?
(kyon apnii haar kii kunthaa mujh par utaar rahe ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश वह अपनी कुंठा किसी और पर उतारे, मुझ पर नहीं। I wish he would vent his frustration on someone else, not me.
(kaash vah apnii kunthaa kisii aur par utaare, mujh par nahiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: उतारना (utaarnaa)
infinitive oblique: उतारने (utaarne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): उतारता (utaartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): उतारते (utaarte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): उतारती (utaartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): उतारतीं (utaartiin)
continuous (sg.m): उतार रहा (utaar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): उतार रहे (utaar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): उतार रही (utaar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): उतार रहीं (utaar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): उतारा (utaaraa)
perfective (pl.m): उतारे (utaare)
perfective (sg.f): उतारी (utaarii)
perfective (pl.f): उतारीं (utaariin)
imperative (informal): उतार (utaar)
imperative (neutral): उतारो (utaaro)
imperative (formal): उतारिए (utaarie)
future (1sg.m): उतारूँगा (utaaroongaa)
future (1sg.f): उतारूँगी (utaaroongii)
future (1pl.m): उतारेंगे (utaarenge)
future (1pl.f): उतारेंगी (utaarengii)
future (2sg.m): उतारेगा (utaaregaa)
future (2sg.f): उतारेगी (utaaregii)
future (2pl.m): उतारोगे (utaaroge)
future (2pl.f): उतारोगी (utaarogii)
future (3sg.m): उतारेगा (utaaregaa)
future (3sg.f): उतारेगी (utaaregii)
future (3pl.m): उतारेंगे (utaarenge)
future (3pl.f): उतारेंगी (utaarengii)
subjunctive (1sg): उतारूँ (utaaroon)
subjunctive (1pl): उतारें (utaaren)
subjunctive (2sg): उतारे (utaare)
subjunctive (2pl): उतारो (utaaro)
subjunctive (3sg): उतारे (utaare)
subjunctive (3pl): उतारें (utaaren)