-ून टाकणे
Finishing an Action Decisively
It suits actions with a clear end, such as throwing away, eating up or finishing off.
How It Works
टाकणे alone means “throw” or “put down”. After an -ून form it adds a feeling of finishing: the action is done, and nothing remains.
| Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| फेकून टाकणे | to throw away |
| खाऊन टाकणे | to eat up |
| फाडून टाकणे | to tear up |
| करून टाकणे | to get something done |
| वाचून टाकणे | to read right through |
It is most natural in requests and plans: हे काम आजच करून टाक. (Get this work done today.) A person who says it wants the matter closed.
The pattern fits actions that can be finished in a moment or in a sitting. It is common with verbs of removing or using up: फेकणे, खाणे, संपवणे.
In the past the verb agrees with an object that has no -ला, and a third-person doer takes -ने: तिने पोळी खाऊन टाकली. With मी there is no -ने: मी काम करून टाकले.
The command forms are टाक and टाका: हे आज संपवून टाक. The second form is polite and firm: हे आज वाचून टाका.
Examples (5)
- जुने कागद फेकून टाक.
Throw away the old papers.
फेकून टाक asks for the papers to be thrown out for good.
- तिने पोळी खाऊन टाकली.
She ate up the roti.
टाकली agrees with पोळी, a feminine noun.
- त्याने पत्र फाडून टाकले.
He tore up the letter.
फाडून टाकले shows the letter is gone.
- मी आज सगळे काम करून टाकते.
I'll get all the work done today. A woman is speaking.
करून टाकते ends in -ते because the speaker is a woman.
- मी हे पुस्तक आजच वाचून टाकतो.
I'll read this book right through today. A man is speaking.
वाचून टाकतो says the book will be finished.
Common Mistakes
Not matching the past form to the object.
तिने पोळी खाऊन टाकला.तिने पोळी खाऊन टाकली.पोळी is feminine, so the past form is टाकली.
Using the -त form.
जुने कागद फेकत टाक.जुने कागद फेकून टाक.The first verb takes -ून.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Do completely is a compound verb.
Related Patterns
- -ून घेणेDoing Something for Oneself
Doing something for yourself.
Level 4 - -ून ठेवणेDoing Something in Readiness
Doing something in advance.
Level 4 - -ून देणेDoing Something for Someone Else
Doing something for someone else.
Level 4 - -ून जाणे / -ून येणेDoing Something and Going or Coming
Doing something and then leaving or returning.
Level 4
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