Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI extend | ||
| तुमyou extend | ||
| आपyou extend (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she extends | ||
| हमwe extend | ||
| वेthey extend |
HINDI VERB
बढ़ाना
to extend, to increase, to renew
- #104 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am extending | ||
| तुमyou are extending | ||
| आपyou are extending (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is extending | ||
| हमwe are extending | ||
| वेthey are extending |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI extended (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou extended (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou extended (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she extended (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe extended (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey extended (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to extend | ||
| तुमyou used to extend | ||
| आपyou used to extend (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to extend | ||
| हमwe used to extend | ||
| वेthey used to extend |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will extend | ||
| तुमyou will extend | ||
| आपyou will extend (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will extend | ||
| हमwe will extend | ||
| वेthey will extend |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I extend
- तुम (that) you extend
- आप (that) you extend (politely)
- वह (that) he/she extend
- हम (that) we extend
- वे (that) they extend
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू extend! (intimate)
- तुम extend! (to a friend)
- आप extend! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) extend! (very politely)
How to use बढ़ाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गुप्ता जी हर साल किराया बढ़ाते हैं.
Gupta ji raises the rent every year.
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Continuous
होटल मेरा कॉन्ट्रैक्ट दो साल बढ़ा रहा है.
The hotel is extending my contract by two years.
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Past
मैंने कल अपना वीज़ा बढ़ाया.
I extended my visa yesterday.
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Imperfect
पहले वे हर महीने दाम बढ़ाते थे.
They used to raise the prices every month.
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Future
मैं जून से पहले वीज़ा बढ़ाऊँगा.
I'll extend the visa before June.
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Subjunctive
उम्मीद है कि होटल तुम्हारा कॉन्ट्रैक्ट बढ़ाए.
I hope the hotel extends your contract.
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Requests and commands
थोड़ी आवाज़ बढ़ाओ, सुनाई नहीं देता.
Turn the volume up a little, I can't hear.
Good to know
- बढ़ाना is to raise or extend something, with ने; बढ़ना is for what grows by itself: किराया बढ़ा.
Where you hear बढ़ाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- हर साल दुकान का किराया बढ़ता नहीं, मैं बढ़ाता हूँ. The shop's rent doesn't rise by itself every year, I raise it.
- होटल ने तुम्हारा कॉन्ट्रैक्ट दो साल बढ़ाया. The hotel extended your contract by two years.
- मैं वीज़ा जून से पहले बढ़ाऊँगा. I'll extend the visa before June.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).