घुमाना (ghumaanaa)
verb
The causative of घूमना (ghoomnaa, 'to roam/turn'): covers turning or rotating something, and taking someone/something around/for a stroll.
Sense
1
:
to turn, rotate, twist (something)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: मोड़ना (modnaa, to bend/turn), फिराना (phiraanaa, to spin/rotate)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of a rickshaw driver saying हैंडल घुमाओ (haindal ghumaao, 'turn the handlebar') -- घुमाना (ghumaanaa) is your go-to verb for any circular or rotating motion, from a ceiling fan to a doorknob.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मोड़ना (modnaa) in every 'turn' context, but घुमाना (ghumaanaa) suits full rotation or spinning (like a key, wheel, or fan), while मोड़ना (modnaa) is better for bending or changing direction (like turning a corner). 2) With body parts, गर्दन घुमाना (gardan ghumaanaa, 'to turn one's head/neck') is the natural idiom -- learners sometimes use मोड़ना (modnaa) here, which sounds off.
Sample Sentences:
ज़रा हैंडल घुमाओ, गाड़ी मोड़नी है।
Turn the handlebar a bit, I need to turn the vehicle.
(zaraa haindal ghumaao, gaadii modnii hai।)
वह पंखे का बटन घुमा रहा है।
He is turning the fan's knob.
(vah pankhe kaa batan ghumaa rahaa hai।)
मैंने चाबी घुमाई और दरवाज़ा खुल गया।
I turned the key and the door opened.
(mainne chaabii ghumaaii aur darvaazaa khul gayaa।)
वह रोज़ सुबह कलाई घुमाकर कसरत करती है।
She exercises every morning by rotating her wrist.
(vah roz subah kalaaii ghumaakar kasrat kartii hai।)
अगर तुम पेच को दूसरी तरफ़ घुमाओगे तो वह ढीला हो जाएगा।
If you turn the screw the other way, it will come loose.
(agar tum pech ko doosrii taraf ghumaaoge to vah dhiilaa ho jaaegaa।)
स्टीयरिंग व्हील को इतना ज़ोर से मत घुमाओ।
Don't turn the steering wheel so hard.
(stiiyring vhiil ko itnaa zor se mat ghumaao।)
नल का पाइप घुमाया जा रहा है ताकि पानी दूसरी तरफ़ जाए।
The tap's pipe is being turned so that the water goes the other way.
(nal kaa paaip ghumaayaa jaa rahaa hai taaki paanii doosrii taraf jaae।)
काश तुम स्टेयरिंग थोड़ा और घुमाते तो हम गड्ढे से बच जाते।
If only you had turned the steering a bit more, we would have avoided the pothole.
(kaash tum steyring thodaa aur ghumaate to ham gaddhe se bach jaate।)
कृपया वॉल्व को धीरे-धीरे घुमाइए।
Please turn the valve slowly.
(kripyaa volv ko dhiire-dhiire ghumaaie।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम घड़ी की सुई को सही समय पर घुमा दो।
I want you to turn the clock's hand to the correct time.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum ghadii kii suii ko sahii samay par ghumaa do।)
कारीगर ने चाक को कई बार घुमाकर मिट्टी का घड़ा बनाया।
The potter made the clay pot by turning the wheel several times.
(kaariigar ne chaak ko kaii baar ghumaakar mittii kaa ghadaa banaayaa।)
Sense
2
:
to take someone around, show someone around (sightseeing, a stroll)
verb, transitive This sense takes a person as its object plus a place, e.g. उसने मुझे बाज़ार घुमाया (usne mujhe baazaar ghumaayaa, 'he took me around the market').
Synonyms: टहलाना (tahlaanaa, to take for a short walk), सैर कराना (sair karaanaa, to take on an outing)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic host's promise in India: हम आपको पूरी दिल्ली घुमाएँगे (ham aapko poorii dillii ghumaaenge, 'we'll show you all around Delhi') -- said to guests with genuine pride, since hosting and touring guests around is a point of honor.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes say ले जाना (le jaanaa) when they mean a leisurely tour, but घुमाना (ghumaanaa) specifically implies wandering around for pleasure, not just transporting someone from A to B.
Sample Sentences:
हम आपको पूरी दिल्ली घुमाएँगे।
We'll take you around all of Delhi.
(ham aapko poorii dillii ghumaaenge।)
पिछले हफ्ते राहुल ने अपने मेहमानों को पूरा शहर घुमाया।
Last week Rahul showed his guests around the whole city.
(pichhle haphte raahul ne apne mehmaanon ko pooraa shahar ghumaayaa।)
वह हर छुट्टी में अपने दोस्तों को कहीं न कहीं घुमाता रहता है।
He's always taking his friends around somewhere or the other during every vacation.
(vah har chhuttii men apne doston ko kahiin n kahiin ghumaataa rahtaa hai।)
इस वक्त गाइड पर्यटकों को लाल किला घुमा रहा है।
Right now the guide is showing the tourists around the Red Fort.
(is vakt gaaid paryatkon ko laal kilaa ghumaa rahaa hai।)
कृपया मेरे चाचा जी को थोड़ा बाज़ार घुमा दो।
Please take my uncle around the market a bit.
(kripyaa mere chaachaa jii ko thodaa baazaar ghumaa do।)
अगर समय होता तो मैं तुम्हें पूरा गाँव घुमाता।
If there had been time, I would have shown you around the whole village.
(agar samay hotaa to main tumhen pooraa gaanv ghumaataa।)
क्या आप हमें ताजमहल के आस-पास घुमा सकते हैं?
Could you show us around the area near the Taj Mahal?
(kyaa aap hamen taajmahal ke aas-paas ghumaa sakte hain?)
मेजबान चाहता है कि वह विदेशी मेहमानों को अच्छे से घुमाए।
The host wants him to show the foreign guests around properly.
(mejbaan chaahtaa hai ki vah videshii mehmaanon ko achchhe se ghumaae।)
पर्यटकों को शहर के प्रमुख स्थलों पर घुमाया जाता है।
Tourists are shown around the city's main sights.
(paryatkon ko shahar ke pramukh sthalon par ghumaayaa jaataa hai।)
मेरे पापा ने बचपन में हमें हर साल कोई नया शहर घुमाया था।
In my childhood, my father used to take us to see a new city every year.
(mere paapaa ne bachpan men hamen har saal koii nayaa shahar ghumaayaa thaa।)
आइए, मैं आपको अपने ऑफिस के आस-पास का इलाका घुमा लाता हूँ।
Come, let me take you around the area near my office.
(aaie, main aapko apne ophis ke aas-paas kaa ilaakaa ghumaa laataa hoon।)
Sense
3
:
to swindle, deceive, run someone around (figurative)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: बहलाना (bahlaanaa, to distract/fob off), चकमा देना (chakmaa denaa, to trick)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly about government offices: दफ्तर वाले बस घुमा रहे हैं (daphtar vaale bas ghumaa rahe hain, 'the office people are just stringing me along') -- a very Delhi complaint about being sent from desk to desk without getting anything done.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense (as in किसी को घुमाना (kisii ko ghumaanaa), 'to string someone along') is common in colloquial complaints about bureaucracy or bad service -- learners often miss this idiom and take घुमाना (ghumaanaa) too literally in such contexts.
Sample Sentences:
दफ्तर वाले बस घुमा रहे हैं, कोई काम नहीं हो रहा।
The office people are just stringing me along, nothing is getting done.
(daphtar vaale bas ghumaa rahe hain, koii kaam nahiin ho rahaa।)
एजेंट ने मुझे पूरे एक महीने घुमाया और फिर भी पैसे नहीं लौटाए।
The agent ran me around for a whole month and still didn't return the money.
(ejent ne mujhe poore ek mahiine ghumaayaa aur phir bhii paise nahiin lautaae।)
मुझे मत घुमाओ, सीधे बताओ कि काम होगा या नहीं।
Don't run me around, just tell me straight whether it will get done or not.
(mujhe mat ghumaao, siidhe bataao ki kaam hogaa yaa nahiin।)
बैंक वाले हर बार नया कागज़ मांगकर लोगों को घुमाते हैं।
The bank people run people around by asking for a new document every time.
(baink vaale har baar nayaa kaagaz maangkar logon ko ghumaate hain।)
अगर वह मुझे फिर से घुमाएगा तो मैं शिकायत दर्ज करा दूंगा।
If he strings me along again, I will lodge a complaint.
(agar vah mujhe phir se ghumaaegaa to main shikaayat darj karaa doongaa।)
ऐसा लगता है जैसे वे जानबूझकर मुझे घुमा रहे हों।
It feels as if they might be deliberately stringing me along.
(aisaa lagtaa hai jaise ve jaanboojhkar mujhe ghumaa rahe hon।)
मैं महीनों से घुमाया जा रहा हूं और अब बर्दाश्त नहीं होता।
I have been getting run around for months, and I can't bear it anymore.
(main mahiinon se ghumaayaa jaa rahaa hoon aur ab bardaasht nahiin hotaa।)
यदि उसे पता होता कि दुकानदार उसे घुमा रहा है, तो वह पहले ही पैसे मांग लेता।
If he had known the shopkeeper was leading him on, he would have asked for the money earlier.
(yadi use pataa hotaa ki dukaandaar use ghumaa rahaa hai, to vah pahle hii paise maang letaa।)
ग्राहकों को इस तरह घुमाना ठीक नहीं है, सर।
It is not right to run customers around like this, sir.
(graahkon ko is tarah ghumaanaa thiik nahiin hai, sar।)
सरकारी दफ्तरों में लोगों को घुमाना जैसे एक परंपरा बन गई है।
Running people around in government offices has become almost a tradition.
(sarkaarii daphtron men logon ko ghumaanaa jaise ek parampraa ban gaii hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
घुमाना
(ghumaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
घुमाने
(ghumaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
घुमाता
(ghumaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
घुमाते
(ghumaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
घुमाती
(ghumaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
घुमातीं
(ghumaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
घुमा रहा
(ghumaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
घुमा रहे
(ghumaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
घुमा रही
(ghumaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
घुमा रहीं
(ghumaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
घुमाया
(ghumaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
घुमाए
(ghumaae)
perfective (sg.f):
घुमाई
(ghumaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
घुमाईं
(ghumaaiin)
imperative (informal):
घुमा
(ghumaa)
imperative (neutral):
घुमाओ
(ghumaao)
imperative (formal):
घुमाइए
(ghumaaie)
future (1sg.m):
घुमाऊँगा
(ghumaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
घुमाऊँगी
(ghumaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
घुमाएँगे
(ghumaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
घुमाएँगी
(ghumaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
घुमाएगा
(ghumaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
घुमाएगी
(ghumaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
घुमाओगे
(ghumaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
घुमाओगी
(ghumaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
घुमाएगा
(ghumaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
घुमाएगी
(ghumaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
घुमाएँगे
(ghumaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
घुमाएँगी
(ghumaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
घुमाऊँ
(ghumaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
घुमाएँ
(ghumaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
घुमाए
(ghumaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
घुमाओ
(ghumaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
घुमाए
(ghumaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
घुमाएँ
(ghumaaen)