हटाना (hataanaa)
verb
The causative partner of हटना (hatnaa, 'to move away/aside'): हटाना (hataanaa) means 'to move something aside, remove, or take away.' It carries one core sense with figurative extensions (removing a person from a post, clearing an obstacle).
Sense
1
:
to move something aside, remove, take away
verb, transitive
Synonyms: हटा देना (hataa denaa, with completive nuance), निकालना (nikaalnaa, take out/expel), दूर करना (door karnaa, slightly more formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in daily traffic and household life: a rickshaw-wallah shouting हटो, हटो! (hato, hato!, 'move, move!') is telling people to get out of the way (हटना (hatnaa)), while a mother saying अपना बैग हटाओ (apnaa baig hataao, 'move your bag') is asking someone to actively remove it (हटाना (hataanaa)) -- the causative pairing is very much alive in ordinary speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners confuse हटाना (hataanaa) with निकालना (nikaalnaa): हटाना (hataanaa) is about shifting something out of the way (a chair, an obstacle, a hand), while निकालना (nikaalnaa) implies taking something out from inside something else or expelling it. 2) Because हटाना (hataanaa) is the transitive causative of हटना (hatnaa, intransitive, 'to move aside'), learners sometimes use हटना (hatnaa) with an object by mistake -- remember only हटाना (hataanaa) takes an object marked with ने (ne) in the past tense.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ से हटाओ।
Please move your bag away from here.
(kripyaa apnaa baig yahaan se hataao।)
रिक्शावाला चिल्ला रहा था, "हटो, हटो!" पर कोई अपनी गाड़ी नहीं हटा रहा था।
The rickshaw-wallah was shouting, "Move, move!" but no one was moving their car out of the way.
(rikshaavaalaa chillaa rahaa thaa, "hato, hato!" par koii apnii gaadii nahiin hataa rahaa thaa।)
मैंने रास्ते से पत्थर हटा दिया।
I removed the stone from the path.
(mainne raaste se patthar hataa diyaa।)
क्या तुम मेज़ से यह सामान हटा सकते हो?
Can you remove this stuff from the table?
(kyaa tum mez se yah saamaan hataa sakte ho?)
अगर तुम अपनी साइकिल यहाँ से हटा देते तो मैं अपनी गाड़ी पार्क कर पाता।
If you had moved your bicycle from here, I would have been able to park my car.
(agar tum apnii saaikil yahaan se hataa dete to main apnii gaadii paark kar paataa।)
मलबा हटाने के लिए मज़दूरों को बुलाया गया।
Workers were called to remove the debris.
(malbaa hataane ke lie mazdooron ko bulaayaa gayaa।)
सड़क से पेड़ की टूटी शाखा हटाई जा रही है।
The tree's broken branch is being removed from the road.
(sadak se ped kii tootii shaakhaa hataaii jaa rahii hai।)
नगर निगम ने अवैध कब्ज़े हटाने का आदेश दिया है।
The municipal corporation has ordered the removal of illegal encroachments.
(nagar nigam ne avaidh kabze hataane kaa aadesh diyaa hai।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम अपने जूते दरवाज़े से हटा लो।
I want you to move your shoes away from the door.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum apne joote darvaaze se hataa lo।)
कल तक यह सारा कचरा यहाँ से हटा दिया जाएगा।
By tomorrow, all this garbage will have been removed from here.
(kal tak yah saaraa kachraa yahaan se hataa diyaa jaaegaa।)
वह हर सुबह गमले बालकनी से हटाता है ताकि उन्हें धूप मिल सके।
He moves the pots away from the balcony every morning so that they get sunlight.
(vah har subah gamle baalaknii se hataataa hai taaki unhen dhoop mil sake।)
Sense
2
:
to remove someone from a position or role
verb, transitive Used with a person as object plus a source phrase like पद से (pad se, 'from the post') or नौकरी से (naukrii se, 'from the job') to specify what they are being removed from.
Synonyms: बर्खास्त करना (barkhaast karnaa, formal, official dismissal), निकाल देना (nikaal denaa, colloquial, 'to kick out')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense shows up constantly in news headlines about politics: मंत्री को पद से हटा दिया गया (mantrii ko pad se hataa diyaa gayaa, 'the minister was removed from his post') -- the passive-feeling हटा दिया जाना (hataa diyaa jaanaa) construction is your first hint of the passive voice you're still getting comfortable with.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for निकालना (nikaalnaa) here since both can mean 'fire/remove,' but हटाना (hataanaa) leans more formal/administrative (removing from a post or office) while निकालना (nikaalnaa) is the everyday word for firing someone from a job.
Sample Sentences:
सरकार ने रक्षा मंत्री को पद से हटा दिया।
The government removed the defense minister from his post.
(sarkaar ne rakshaa mantrii ko pad se hataa diyaa।)
भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप में मंत्री को पद से हटा दिया गया।
The minister was removed from his post on charges of corruption.
(bhrashtaachaar ke aarop men mantrii ko pad se hataa diyaa gayaa।)
क्या पार्टी अध्यक्ष को इस पद से हटाएगी?
Will the party remove the chairman from this position?
(kyaa paartii adhyaksh ko is pad se hataaegii?)
कोच को टीम से हटाया जाए, ऐसी माँग उठ रही है।
There's a demand rising that the coach be removed from the team.
(koch ko tiim se hataayaa jaae, aisii maang uth rahii hai।)
अगर वह ठीक से काम नहीं करता तो उसे हटा दिया जाता।
If he hadn't worked properly, he would have been removed.
(agar vah thiik se kaam nahiin kartaa to use hataa diyaa jaataa।)
प्रधानाचार्य ने उस शिक्षक को उसकी जिम्मेदारी से हटा दिया।
The principal removed that teacher from his responsibility.
(pradhaanaachaary ne us shikshak ko uskii jimmedaarii se hataa diyaa।)
उसे तुरंत हटाओ, वह कंपनी के लिए खतरा बन गया है।
Remove him immediately, he has become a threat to the company.
(use turant hataao, vah kampnii ke lie khatraa ban gayaa hai।)
बोर्ड चाहता है कि सीईओ को उनके पद से हटा दिया जाए।
The board wants the CEO to be removed from his position.
(bord chaahtaa hai ki siiiio ko unke pad se hataa diyaa jaae।)
विवाद बढ़ने पर उसे समिति से हटाया गया।
When the controversy grew, he was removed from the committee.
(vivaad badhne par use samiti se hataayaa gayaa।)
पार्टी हर उस नेता को हटाती है जो अनुशासन तोड़ता है।
The party removes every leader who breaks discipline.
(paartii har us netaa ko hataatii hai jo anushaasan todtaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
हटाना
(hataanaa)
infinitive oblique:
हटाने
(hataane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
हटाता
(hataataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
हटाते
(hataate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
हटाती
(hataatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
हटातीं
(hataatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
हटा रहा
(hataa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
हटा रहे
(hataa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
हटा रही
(hataa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
हटा रहीं
(hataa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
हटाया
(hataayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
हटाए
(hataae)
perfective (sg.f):
हटाई
(hataaii)
perfective (pl.f):
हटाईं
(hataaiin)
imperative (informal):
हटा
(hataa)
imperative (neutral):
हटाओ
(hataao)
imperative (formal):
हटाइए
(hataaie)
future (1sg.m):
हटाऊँगा
(hataaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
हटाऊँगी
(hataaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
हटाएँगे
(hataaenge)
future (1pl.f):
हटाएँगी
(hataaengii)
future (2sg.m):
हटाएगा
(hataaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
हटाएगी
(hataaegii)
future (2pl.m):
हटाओगे
(hataaoge)
future (2pl.f):
हटाओगी
(hataaogii)
future (3sg.m):
हटाएगा
(hataaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
हटाएगी
(hataaegii)
future (3pl.m):
हटाएँगे
(hataaenge)
future (3pl.f):
हटाएँगी
(hataaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
हटाऊँ
(hataaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
हटाएँ
(hataaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
हटाए
(hataae)
subjunctive (2pl):
हटाओ
(hataao)
subjunctive (3sg):
हटाए
(hataae)
subjunctive (3pl):
हटाएँ
(hataaen)