ले आना (le aanaa)

verb A compound verb built from लेना (lenaa, 'to take') plus आना (aanaa, 'to come'), meaning 'to bring' -- to go get something/someone and come back with it. One core sense; the flavor is in how naturally Hindi builds 'bring' out of 'take' + 'come' rather than a single dedicated verb.
Sense 1 : to bring (a thing or a person)
verb, transitive The literal sense is 'take and come' -- the subject goes, takes hold of the object, and returns with it. Object marking and agreement follow लेना's transitive pattern, e.g. वह किताब ले आया (vah kitaab le aayaa, 'he brought the book').
Synonyms: लाना (laanaa, simple-verb equivalent)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of the most useful V+V compounds in daily Hindi -- said constantly about groceries, chai, kids from school, anything fetched and returned with. Notice how Hindi builds 'bring' compositionally (take + come) and 'take away' as ले जाना (le jaanaa, 'to take and go') -- the आना (aanaa)/जाना (jaanaa) contrast tracks direction toward or away from the speaker, the same logic that runs through the whole आना/जाना family.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for लाना (laanaa) exclusively and forget ले आना (le aanaa) is the far more common spoken choice when someone actively goes, fetches, and returns with something -- the two are close synonyms, but ले आना (le aanaa) foregrounds the 'went and got it' journey. 2) Because लेना (lenaa) is transitive and आना (aanaa) is intransitive, learners sometimes get confused about which part carries ने (ne) marking in the past -- the whole compound follows लेना's transitive agreement, so ने (ne) is used with the subject: उसने सामान ले आया (usne saamaan le aayaa) is wrong; the correct form drops ने (ne) here because आना (aanaa) as the final verb makes the whole compound intransitive-agreeing: वह सामान ले आया (vah saamaan le aayaa). 3) Learners sometimes insert a person as the object without सा​थ (saath) or को (ko) when bringing a person, e.g. वह अपने दोस्त को ले आया (vah apne dost ko le aayaa, 'he brought his friend') -- the को (ko) marking on a human object is easy to drop by mistake.
Sample Sentences:
बाज़ार से दूध ले आओ। Bring milk from the market.
(baazaar se doodh le aao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मैं रोज़ स्कूल से बच्चों को ले आता हूँ। I bring the kids from school every day.
(main roz skool se bachchon ko le aataa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह चाय ले आ रहा है। He is bringing the tea.
(vah chaay le aa rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने अपनी किताबें ले आई थीं। She had brought her books.
(usne apnii kitaaben le aaii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम समय पर होते तो सामान ले आते। If you had been on time, you would have brought the stuff.
(agar tum samay par hote to saamaan le aate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मेरे लिए कुछ खाना ले आओगे? Will you bring some food for me?
(kyaa tum mere lie kuchh khaanaa le aaoge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मुझे उम्मीद है कि वे मेहमानों को साथ ले आएँ। I hope they bring the guests along.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki ve mehmaanon ko saath le aaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
सामान ट्रक से ले आया गया। The goods were brought by truck.
(saamaan trak se le aayaa gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
कृपया मेहमानों के लिए पानी ले आइए। Please bring water for the guests.
(kripyaa mehmaanon ke lie paanii le aaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पापा ऑफ़िस से मेरे लिए चॉकलेट ले आए। Dad brought chocolate for me from the office.
(paapaa ofis se mere lie choklet le aae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह अपनी दोस्त को पार्टी में ले आई है। She has brought her friend to the party.
(vah apnii dost ko paartii men le aaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: ले आना (le aanaa)
infinitive oblique: ले आने (le aane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): ले आता (le aataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): ले आते (le aate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): ले आती (le aatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): ले आतीं (le aatiin)
continuous (sg.m): ले आ रहा (le aa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): ले आ रहे (le aa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): ले आ रही (le aa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): ले आ रहीं (le aa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): ले आया (le aayaa)
perfective (pl.m): ले आए (le aae)
perfective (sg.f): ले आई (le aaii)
perfective (pl.f): ले आईं (le aaiin)
imperative (informal): ले आ (le aa)
imperative (neutral): ले आओ (le aao)
imperative (formal): ले आइए (le aaie)
future (1sg.m): ले आऊँगा (le aaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): ले आऊँगी (le aaoongii)
future (1pl.m): ले आएँगे (le aaenge)
future (1pl.f): ले आएँगी (le aaengii)
future (2sg.m): ले आएगा (le aaegaa)
future (2sg.f): ले आएगी (le aaegii)
future (2pl.m): ले आओगे (le aaoge)
future (2pl.f): ले आओगी (le aaogii)
future (3sg.m): ले आएगा (le aaegaa)
future (3sg.f): ले आएगी (le aaegii)
future (3pl.m): ले आएँगे (le aaenge)
future (3pl.f): ले आएँगी (le aaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): ले आऊँ (le aaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): ले आएँ (le aaen)
subjunctive (2sg): ले आए (le aae)
subjunctive (2pl): ले आओ (le aao)
subjunctive (3sg): ले आए (le aae)
subjunctive (3pl): ले आएँ (le aaen)