Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI scare | ||
| तुमyou scare | ||
| आपyou scare (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she scares | ||
| हमwe scare | ||
| वेthey scare |
HINDI VERB
डराना
to scare
- #436 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 scaring | ||
| तुमyou are scaring | ||
| आपyou are scaring (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is scaring | ||
| हमwe are scaring | ||
| वेthey are scaring |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI scared (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou scared (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou scared (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she scared (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe scared (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey scared (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 scare | ||
| तुमyou used to scare | ||
| आपyou used to scare (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to scare | ||
| हमwe used to scare | ||
| वेthey used to scare |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will scare | ||
| तुमyou will scare | ||
| आपyou will scare (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will scare | ||
| हमwe will scare | ||
| वेthey will scare |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I scare
- तुम (that) you scare
- आप (that) you scare (politely)
- वह (that) he/she scare
- हम (that) we scare
- वे (that) they scare
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू scare! (intimate)
- तुम scare! (to a friend)
- आप scare! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) scare! (very politely)
How to use डराना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
यह कुत्ता हर आने वाले को डराता है.
This dog scares everyone who comes.
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Continuous
रोहन छोटी बहन को भूत की कहानी से डरा रहा है.
Rohan is scaring his little sister with a ghost story.
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Past
कल रात बादलों की गरज ने बच्चों को डराया.
Last night the thunder scared the children.
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Imperfect
बचपन में दादी जी हमें चुड़ैल की कहानियों से डराती थीं.
As kids Dadi ji used to scare us with witch stories.
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Future
डरो मत, मैं तुम्हें नहीं डराऊँगा.
Don't be afraid, I won't scare you.
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Subjunctive
बच्चों को अंधेरे से क्यों डराएं?
Why scare the children about the dark?
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Requests and commands
छोटे बच्चों को ऐसे मत डराओ.
Don't scare the little kids like that.
Good to know
- The one scared takes को: बच्चे को डराना; डरना is to be afraid, डर लगना to feel afraid.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).