HINDI VERB

अंदाज़ा लगाना

to guess, to estimate

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI guessed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou guessed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou guessed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she guessed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe guessed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey guessed (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

मैं कपड़ों से लोगों के शहर का अंदाज़ा लगाता हूँ.

I guess people's city from their clothes.
Continuous

गुप्ता जी मरम्मत के खर्च का अंदाज़ा लगा रहे हैं.

Gupta ji is estimating the cost of the repair.
Past

मैंने दाम का सही अंदाज़ा लगाया.

I guessed the price right.
Imperfect

दादी जी बादल देखकर बारिश का अंदाज़ा लगाती थीं.

Dadi ji used to predict rain by looking at the clouds.
Future

तुम कभी अंदाज़ा नहीं लगाओगे कि कौन आया है.

You'll never guess who has come.
Subjunctive

मैं अंदाज़ा लगाऊँ? तुम पच्चीस साल के हो.

Shall I guess? You're twenty-five.
Requests and commands

अंदाज़ा लगाओ, इस थैले में क्या है.

Guess what's in this bag.

What you guess takes का: मैंने दाम का अंदाज़ा लगाया; अंदाज़ा is masculine, so the past is लगाया.

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).