तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa)

verb A compound-verb pattern built from the adjective तैयार (taiyaar, 'ready') plus करना (karnaa, 'to do/make'); covers 'to prepare, make ready' something or someone, and by extension, 'to prepare' food or 'to train/get someone ready.'
Sense 1 : to prepare, make (something) ready
verb, transitive Takes an object that becomes 'ready' as a result of the action: खाना तैयार करना (khaanaa taiyaar karnaa, 'to prepare food').
Synonyms: बनाना (banaanaa), तैयारी करना (taiyaarii karnaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of Hindi's most useful 'adjective + करना (karnaa)' compounds -- the same pattern you will see again and again (साफ़ करना saaf karnaa, खराब करना kharaab karnaa, etc.), where an adjective describing a resulting state is paired with करना (karnaa) to mean 'to make [that state] happen.' You will hear माँ ने खाना तैयार कर दिया (maan ne khaanaa taiyaar kar diyaa, 'Mom got the food ready') constantly in households across Delhi-NCR, often with कर दिया (kar diyaa) rather than the plain verb, adding a sense of completion.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with तैयार होना (taiyaar honaa) -- तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa) is transitive ('to prepare something/someone') while तैयार होना (taiyaar honaa) is intransitive ('to get oneself ready'); mixing them up gives the wrong subject-object relationship. 2) The ने (ne) marking follows normal transitive-verb rules in the perfective, so learners who forget ने (ne) here are making the general mistake, not a word-specific one -- but it is easy to forget precisely because तैयार (taiyaar) itself feels like a simple adjective.
Sample Sentences:
माँ ने खाना तैयार कर दिया। Mom got the food ready.
(maan ne khaanaa taiyaar kar diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मैं हर सुबह अपना टिफिन खुद तैयार करता हूँ। I prepare my own lunchbox every morning.
(main har subah apnaa tiphin khud taiyaar kartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह रिपोर्ट तैयार कर रही है, थोड़ा इंतज़ार कीजिए। She is preparing the report, please wait a bit.
(vah riport taiyaar kar rahii hai, thodaa intzaar kiijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल तक यह प्रस्ताव तैयार कर लेना। Have this proposal prepared by tomorrow.
(kal tak yah prastaav taiyaar kar lenaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर वक़्त मिलता तो मैं प्रेज़ेंटेशन और अच्छे से तैयार करता। If I had gotten the time, I would have prepared the presentation better.
(agar vaqt miltaa to main prezenteshan aur achchhe se taiyaar kartaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यह दस्तावेज़ वकील साहब द्वारा तैयार किया गया था। This document was prepared by the lawyer.
(yah dastaavez vakiil saahab dvaaraa taiyaar kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
कंपनी अगले महीने तक नया प्रोडक्ट तैयार कर लेगी। The company will have the new product ready by next month.
(kampnii agle mahiine tak nayaa prodakt taiyaar kar legii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
ज़रूरी है कि टीम समय से पहले सारे कागज़ात तैयार कर ले। It is necessary that the team get all the papers ready ahead of time.
(zaroorii hai ki tiim samay se pahle saare kaagzaat taiyaar kar le।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसने रातभर जागकर अपना प्रोजेक्ट तैयार किया। He stayed up all night and prepared his project.
(usne raatbhar jaagkar apnaa projekt taiyaar kiyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दादी हमेशा त्योहार पर घर के लड्डू तैयार करती थीं। Grandma always used to prepare homemade laddoos for the festival.
(daadii hameshaa tyohaar par ghar ke laddoo taiyaar kartii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या आप मेहमानों के लिए कमरा तैयार कर सकते हैं? Could you get the room ready for the guests?
(kyaa aap mehmaanon ke lie kamraa taiyaar kar sakte hain?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : to train, get (someone) ready/prepared
verb, transitive Object here is a person being readied for a task, exam, event, or role: बच्चे को परीक्षा के लिए तैयार करना (bachche ko pariikshaa ke lie taiyaar karnaa, 'to prepare the child for the exam').
Synonyms: प्रशिक्षित करना (prashikshit karnaa, formal), तैयारी करवाना (taiyaarii karvaanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This sense shows up constantly around exams and competitions in India -- teachers and parents talk about तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa) a student for board exams or competitive exams, reflecting how much collective effort (tuition, coaching classes) goes into 'readying' a candidate, not just teaching them facts.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for सिखाना (sikhaanaa, 'to teach') when तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa) is meant -- the latter implies overall readiness for an event or challenge, not just imparting knowledge, so a coach तैयार करता है (taiyaar kartaa hai) a player for a match rather than merely 'teaching' them.
Sample Sentences:
मैडम बच्चों को बोर्ड परीक्षा के लिए तैयार कर रही हैं। Madam is preparing the children for the board exams.
(maidam bachchon ko bord pariikshaa ke lie taiyaar kar rahii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कोचिंग सेंटर हर साल हज़ारों छात्रों को इंजीनियरिंग की प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं के लिए तैयार करता है। The coaching center trains thousands of students every year for the engineering competitive exams.
(koching sentar har saal hazaaron chhaatron ko injiiniyring kii pratiyogii pariikshaaon ke lie taiyaar kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसके कोच ने उसे ओलंपिक के लिए तैयार किया था। His coach had trained him for the Olympics.
(uske koch ne use olampik ke lie taiyaar kiyaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पापा, प्लीज़ मुझे इंटरव्यू के लिए तैयार कर दो। Dad, please get me ready for the interview.
(paapaa, pliiz mujhe intravyoo ke lie taiyaar kar do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर उन्होंने मुझे समय पर तैयार किया होता, तो मैं यह प्रतियोगिता जीत जाता। If they had trained me in time, I would have won this competition.
(agar unhonne mujhe samay par taiyaar kiyaa hotaa, to main yah pratiyogitaa jiit jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
इस अकादमी में खिलाड़ियों को अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर के लिए तैयार किया जाता है। At this academy, players are trained for the international level.
(is akaadmii men khilaadiyon ko antarraashtriiy star ke lie taiyaar kiyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम मुझे अगली सेमेस्टर की परीक्षा के लिए तैयार कर सकते हो? Can you train me for next semester's exam?
(kyaa tum mujhe aglii semestar kii pariikshaa ke lie taiyaar kar sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सेना नए भर्ती हुए जवानों को कठिन युद्ध परिस्थितियों के लिए तैयार करेगी। The army will train the newly recruited soldiers for harsh combat conditions.
(senaa nae bhartii hue javaanon ko kathin yuddh paristhitiyon ke lie taiyaar karegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
गुरुजी अपने शिष्यों को वर्षों तक तपस्या और अनुशासन से जीवन के लिए तैयार करते थे। The guru used to prepare his disciples for life through years of penance and discipline.
(gurujii apne shishyon ko varshon tak tapasyaa aur anushaasan se jiivan ke lie taiyaar karte the।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टीचर चाहती हैं कि हर बच्चा परीक्षा के लिए अच्छी तरह तैयार किया जाए। The teacher wants every child to be well trained for the exam.
(tiichar chaahtii hain ki har bachchaa pariikshaa ke lie achchhii tarah taiyaar kiyaa jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उन्होंने अपनी बेटी को बचपन से ही सिविल सर्विसेज़ के लिए तैयार किया है। They have been training their daughter for the civil services since childhood.
(unhonne apnii betii ko bachpan se hii sivil sarvisez ke lie taiyaar kiyaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa)
infinitive oblique: तैयार करने (taiyaar karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): तैयार करता (taiyaar kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): तैयार करते (taiyaar karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): तैयार करती (taiyaar kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): तैयार करतीं (taiyaar kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): तैयार कर रहा (taiyaar kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): तैयार कर रहे (taiyaar kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): तैयार कर रही (taiyaar kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): तैयार कर रहीं (taiyaar kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): तैयार किया (taiyaar kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): तैयार किए (taiyaar kie)
perfective (sg.f): तैयार की (taiyaar kii)
perfective (pl.f): तैयार कीं (taiyaar kiin)
imperative (informal): तैयार कर (taiyaar kar)
imperative (neutral): तैयार करो (taiyaar karo)
imperative (formal): तैयार कीजिए (taiyaar kiijie)
future (1sg.m): तैयार करूँगा (taiyaar karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): तैयार करूँगी (taiyaar karoongii)
future (1pl.m): तैयार करेंगे (taiyaar karenge)
future (1pl.f): तैयार करेंगी (taiyaar karengii)
future (2sg.m): तैयार करेगा (taiyaar karegaa)
future (2sg.f): तैयार करेगी (taiyaar karegii)
future (2pl.m): तैयार करोगे (taiyaar karoge)
future (2pl.f): तैयार करोगी (taiyaar karogii)
future (3sg.m): तैयार करेगा (taiyaar karegaa)
future (3sg.f): तैयार करेगी (taiyaar karegii)
future (3pl.m): तैयार करेंगे (taiyaar karenge)
future (3pl.f): तैयार करेंगी (taiyaar karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): तैयार करूँ (taiyaar karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): तैयार करें (taiyaar karen)
subjunctive (2sg): तैयार करे (taiyaar kare)
subjunctive (2pl): तैयार करो (taiyaar karo)
subjunctive (3sg): तैयार करे (taiyaar kare)
subjunctive (3pl): तैयार करें (taiyaar karen)