बनाना
banānā/bə.nɑː.nɑː/
To say make in Hindi, use बनाना (banānā), the verb for producing or creating something.
बनाना is used for making things and, with food, for preparing or cooking. It can also mean to make someone something, such as appointing a person to a position.
Meaning: to produce (verb)
Which one should you use?
Tayyar Karein, make or prepare, is a more formal way to say it.
How does it change in a sentence?
बनाना is the infinitive. The past tense is बनाया, made and the present continuous is बना रहा है, is making.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /bə.nɑː.nɑː/, three syllables with two long a sounds at the end.
Did you know?
- The word बनाना can be used idiomatically to mean 'to trick' or 'to fool' someone. If you 'make' a person in this sense, you are actually deceiving them rather than creating something.
- In Hindi, you can use the causative form बनवाना to mean 'to have something made'. Instead of saying 'I made a chair', you would use this form to say 'I had a chair made' by someone else.
- While बनाना means 'to make', its close relative बनना means 'to become'. This subtle difference in a single vowel determines whether you are the creator of an object or the subject of a change.
Examples in context
- झूठ को सच बनानाTo make a lie come trueबनाना here means turning a lie into the truth.
- जहाज़ का कप्तान बनानाTo make (someone) the captain of the shipबनाना here means appointing someone captain of the ship.
- खाने में आज क्या बनाओगे?What will you make for dinner today?बनाओगे asks what you will make for dinner.
Example conversation
Amit and Pooja are talking about a new project.
- अमित Amitक्या आप यह मॉडल बनाना चाहते हैं?Kya aap yeh model banana chahte hain?Do you want to make this model?
- पूजा Poojaहाँ, मुझे इसे बनाना पसंद है।Haan, mujhe ise banana pasand hai.Yes, I like making it.
- अमित Amitहम इसे कल बनाएंगे।Hum ise kal banayenge.We will make it tomorrow.
- पूजा Poojaठीक है, अमित।Thik hai, Amit.Okay, Amit.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry बनाना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बनाना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
