कराना / करवाना
Having Something Done
A -वाना verb, and कराना from करना, means having someone else do something.
How It Works
Use a -वाना verb when you get something done by someone else, such as a haircut, a repair or a new dress. The sentence can have these parts:
| Arranger | Worker + से | Thing | Verb |
|---|---|---|---|
| रीना ने | मैकेनिक से | कार | ठीक करवाई |
| मैंने | नाई से | बाल | कटवाए |
The worker is often left out: मैंने बाल कटवाए (I got a haircut).
Many verbs form a chain: बनना (be made), बनाना (make), बनवाना (have made). Some change a vowel on the way: खुलना, खोलना, खुलवाना; धुलना, धोना, धुलवाना. For करना, both कराना and करवाना mean to have done. Most other -आना verbs are ordinary verbs with their own meaning, such as बनाना (to make) and पढ़ाना (to teach).
The -वाना verb takes an object, so completed forms use ने and agree with the thing: रीना ने कार ठीक करवाई. Other tenses agree with the arranger: वह हर महीने बाल कटवाती है.
Examples (5)
- रीना ने मैकेनिक से अपनी कार ठीक करवाई।
Reena had the mechanic fix her car.
Reena arranged it, the mechanic did it, and करवाई agrees with feminine कार.
- मैंने दर्ज़ी से यह कमीज़ छोटी कराई।
I had the tailor take in this shirt.
कराई means the same as करवाई.
- शिक्षिका बच्चों से रोज़ अभ्यास कराती है।
The teacher has the children practice every day.
In the present, कराती agrees with the teacher.
- हमने नया घर बनवाया है।
We've had a new house built.
बनवाया: someone else did the building.
- मुझे बाल कटवाने हैं।
I need to get a haircut.
A -वाना verb works with any pattern, here -ना है.
Common Mistakes
Using the plain verb when someone else did the work.
मैंने कल बाल काटे।मैंने कल बाल कटवाए।काटे says you did the cutting yourself. To say you got it done, use कटवाए.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Causatives add a third form to verb pairs and mark the worker with से.
Related Patterns
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