Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI press | ||
| तुमyou press | ||
| आपyou press (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she presses | ||
| हमwe press | ||
| वेthey press |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am pressing | ||
| तुमyou are pressing | ||
| आपyou are pressing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is pressing | ||
| हमwe are pressing | ||
| वेthey are pressing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI pressed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou pressed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou pressed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she pressed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe pressed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey pressed (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 press | ||
| तुमyou used to press | ||
| आपyou used to press (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to press | ||
| हमwe used to press | ||
| वेthey used to press |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will press | ||
| तुमyou will press | ||
| आपyou will press (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will press | ||
| हमwe will press | ||
| वेthey will press |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I press
- तुम (that) you press
- आप (that) you press (politely)
- वह (that) he/she press
- हम (that) we press
- वे (that) they press
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू press! (intimate)
- तुम press! (to a friend)
- आप press! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) press! (very politely)
How to use दबाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
लिफ़्ट में सब एक साथ बटन दबाते हैं.
In the lift everyone presses the button together.
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Continuous
राजू भैया नींबू दबा रहे हैं, नींबू पानी बनेगा.
Raju bhaiya is squeezing lemons, there'll be lemonade.
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Past
मैंने घंटी दबाई, पर कोई नहीं आया.
I pressed the bell, but no one came.
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Imperfect
पहले हम रेडियो के बड़े बटन दबाते थे.
We used to press the big buttons of the radio.
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Future
नीचे उतरने के लिए मैं यह बटन दबाऊँगी.
I'll press this button to go down.
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Subjunctive
कौन सा बटन दबाऊँ, लाल या हरा?
Which button shall I press, red or green?
-
Requests and commands
ज़ोर से मत दबाओ, स्क्रीन टूट जाएगी.
Don't press hard, the screen will break.
Good to know
- Buttons, bells and lemons all take दबाना: बटन दबाओ, घंटी दबाओ; दबना is what the pressed thing does.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).