Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI take medicine | ||
| तुमyou take medicine | ||
| आपyou take medicine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she takes medicine | ||
| हमwe take medicine | ||
| वेthey take medicine |
HINDI VERB
दवा खाना
to take medicine
- #258 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 taking medicine | ||
| तुमyou are taking medicine | ||
| आपyou are taking medicine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is taking medicine | ||
| हमwe are taking medicine | ||
| वेthey are taking medicine |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI took medicine (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou took medicine (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou took medicine (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she took medicine (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe took medicine (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey took medicine (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 take medicine | ||
| तुमyou used to take medicine | ||
| आपyou used to take medicine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to take medicine | ||
| हमwe used to take medicine | ||
| वेthey used to take medicine |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will take medicine | ||
| तुमyou will take medicine | ||
| आपyou will take medicine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will take medicine | ||
| हमwe will take medicine | ||
| वेthey will take medicine |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I take medicine
- तुम (that) you take medicine
- आप (that) you take medicine (politely)
- वह (that) he/she take medicine
- हम (that) we take medicine
- वे (that) they take medicine
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू take medicine! (intimate)
- तुम take medicine! (to a friend)
- आप take medicine! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) take medicine! (very politely)
How to use दवा खाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दादी जी सुबह-शाम दवा खाती हैं.
Dadi ji takes medicine morning and evening.
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Continuous
रोहन बुखार की दवा खा रहा है.
Rohan is taking medicine for the fever.
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Past
मैंने खाने के बाद दवा खाई.
I took the medicine after the meal.
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Imperfect
पहले मैं हर सर्दी में खाँसी की दवा खाता था.
I used to take cough medicine every winter.
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Future
मैं सोने से पहले दवा खाऊँगी.
I'll take the medicine before sleeping.
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Subjunctive
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मैं तीन दिन दवा खाऊँ.
The doctor said I should take the medicine for three days.
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Requests and commands
पापा जी, समय पर दवा खाइए.
Papa ji, take your medicine on time.
Good to know
- Hindi "eats" medicine, and दवा is feminine, so the past is खाई: मैंने दवा खाई; दवा लेना is said too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).