थमाना (thamaanaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning to hand something over to someone, put it into their hands -- often with a sense of thrusting or pressing it on them rather than a neutral handover.
Sense
1
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to hand over, place into someone's hands
verb, transitive Takes an indirect object marked with को (ko) for the recipient: किसी को कुछ थमाना (kisii ko kuchh thamaanaa, 'to hand something to someone').
Synonyms: देना (denaa), सौंपना (saumpnaa, slightly more formal, 'to entrust/hand over')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Picture a rickshaw-wallah thrusting change into your hand before you can even count it, or a boss offloading extra work onto a junior with काम थमा दिया (kaam thamaa diyaa, 'dumped the work on [him]') -- that physical, slightly forceful quality is the heart of this verb. It pairs naturally with the perfective compound-verb construction थमा देना (thamaa denaa) to add a sense of completion or suddenness.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for देना (denaa) in every handing-over context, but थमाना (thamaanaa) specifically suggests physically placing something into someone's hands, often abruptly or without much ceremony -- like shoving a bag, a bill, or a piece of paper into someone's grip. 2) It frequently carries a mildly negative or dismissive shade, as in dumping an unwanted task or responsibility onto someone, which देना (denaa) does not automatically imply.
Sample Sentences:
उसने मुझे चाय का कप थमा दिया।
She handed me a cup of tea.
(usne mujhe chaay kaa kap thamaa diyaa।)
रिक्शेवाले ने बिना गिनती किए ही पैसे थमा दिए।
The rickshaw-wallah shoved the money into my hand without even counting it.
(rikshevaale ne binaa gintii kie hii paise thamaa die।)
बॉस ने सारा काम मुझ पर थमा दिया।
The boss dumped all the work on me.
(bos ne saaraa kaam mujh par thamaa diyaa।)
कृपया यह लिफाफा उन्हें थमा दीजिए।
Please hand this envelope to him.
(kripyaa yah liphaaphaa unhen thamaa diijie।)
वह हर बार अपनी जिम्मेदारी दूसरों को थमा देता है।
He hands off his responsibility to others every single time.
(vah har baar apnii jimmedaarii doosron ko thamaa detaa hai।)
माँ बच्चे को दूध की बोतल थमा रही थी।
The mother was handing the baby the milk bottle.
(maan bachche ko doodh kii botal thamaa rahii thii।)
अगर वह मुझे चाबी थमा देता तो मैं गाड़ी वहीं खड़ी कर देता।
If he had handed me the keys, I would have parked the car right there.
(agar vah mujhe chaabii thamaa detaa to main gaadii vahiin khadii kar detaa।)
क्लर्क ने फाइल थमाते हुए कहा कि कल फिर आना।
Handing over the file, the clerk said to come again tomorrow.
(klark ne phaail thamaate hue kahaa ki kal phir aanaa।)
यह जिम्मेदारी उसे थमाई गई थी।
This responsibility was handed over to him.
(yah jimmedaarii use thamaaii gaii thii।)
शायद वह अपनी पुरानी किताबें मुझे थमा दे।
Maybe he'll hand over his old books to me.
(shaayad vah apnii puraanii kitaaben mujhe thamaa de।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
थमाना
(thamaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
थमाने
(thamaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
थमाता
(thamaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
थमाते
(thamaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
थमाती
(thamaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
थमातीं
(thamaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
थमा रहा
(thamaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
थमा रहे
(thamaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
थमा रही
(thamaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
थमा रहीं
(thamaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
थमाया
(thamaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
थमाए
(thamaae)
perfective (sg.f):
थमाई
(thamaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
थमाईं
(thamaaiin)
imperative (informal):
थमा
(thamaa)
imperative (neutral):
थमाओ
(thamaao)
imperative (formal):
थमाइए
(thamaaie)
future (1sg.m):
थमाऊँगा
(thamaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
थमाऊँगी
(thamaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
थमाएँगे
(thamaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
थमाएँगी
(thamaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
थमाएगा
(thamaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
थमाएगी
(thamaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
थमाओगे
(thamaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
थमाओगी
(thamaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
थमाएगा
(thamaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
थमाएगी
(thamaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
थमाएँगे
(thamaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
थमाएँगी
(thamaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
थमाऊँ
(thamaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
थमाएँ
(thamaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
थमाए
(thamaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
थमाओ
(thamaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
थमाए
(thamaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
थमाएँ
(thamaaen)