Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI scold | ||
| तुमyou scold | ||
| आपyou scold (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she scolds | ||
| हमwe scold | ||
| वेthey scold |
HINDI VERB
डाँटना
to scold, to tell someone off
- #414 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 scolding | ||
| तुमyou are scolding | ||
| आपyou are scolding (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is scolding | ||
| हमwe are scolding | ||
| वेthey are scolding |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI scolded (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou scolded (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou scolded (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she scolded (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe scolded (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey scolded (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 scold | ||
| तुमyou used to scold | ||
| आपyou used to scold (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to scold | ||
| हमwe used to scold | ||
| वेthey used to scold |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will scold | ||
| तुमyou will scold | ||
| आपyou will scold (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will scold | ||
| हमwe will scold | ||
| वेthey will scold |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I scold
- तुम (that) you scold
- आप (that) you scold (politely)
- वह (that) he/she scold
- हम (that) we scold
- वे (that) they scold
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू scold! (intimate)
- तुम scold! (to a friend)
- आप scold! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) scold! (very politely)
How to use डाँटना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मम्मी जी देर से उठने पर हर सुबह मुझे डाँटती हैं.
Mummy ji scolds me every morning for getting up late.
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Continuous
सुनो, गुप्ता जी फिर अपने बेटे को डाँट रहे हैं.
Listen, Gupta ji is scolding his son again.
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Past
कल दादी जी ने देर से आने पर मुझे डाँटा.
Yesterday Dadi ji scolded me for coming home late.
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Imperfect
स्कूल में टीचर गलत जवाब पर हमें नहीं डाँटती थीं.
At school, the teacher didn't scold us for a wrong answer.
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Future
अगर फिर कप टूटा, तो मम्मी जी हमें ज़रूर डाँटेंगी.
If a cup breaks again, Mummy ji will definitely scold us.
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Subjunctive
धीरे बोलो, ऐसा न हो कि दादी जी हमें डाँटें.
Speak quietly, or Dadi ji might scold us.
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Requests and commands
बच्चे को इतना मत डाँटो, वह अभी छोटा है.
Don't scold the child so much, he's still little.
Good to know
- The one you scold takes को, मम्मी जी ने रोहन को डाँटा, and the scolding itself is a डाँट.
Where you hear डाँटना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- प्रिया मुझे फ़ोन पर डाँटती है. Priya scolds me on the phone.
- मम्मी जी ने मुझे देर से आने पर डाँटा. Mummy ji scolded me for coming late.
- खाना नहीं खाओगे, तो मैं डाँटूँगी. If you don't eat, I'll scold you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).