Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI look after | ||
| तुमyou look after | ||
| आपyou look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she looks after | ||
| हमwe look after | ||
| वेthey look after |
HINDI VERB
देखभाल करना
to look after, to care for
- #140 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 looking after | ||
| तुमyou are looking after | ||
| आपyou are looking after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is looking after | ||
| हमwe are looking after | ||
| वेthey are looking after |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou looked after (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey looked after (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 look after | ||
| तुमyou used to look after | ||
| आपyou used to look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to look after | ||
| हमwe used to look after | ||
| वेthey used to look after |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will look after | ||
| तुमyou will look after | ||
| आपyou will look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will look after | ||
| हमwe will look after | ||
| वेthey will look after |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I look after
- तुम (that) you look after
- आप (that) you look after (politely)
- वह (that) he/she look after
- हम (that) we look after
- वे (that) they look after
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू look after! (intimate)
- तुम look after! (to a friend)
- आप look after! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) look after! (very politely)
How to use देखभाल करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मीरा अस्पताल में मरीज़ों की देखभाल करती है.
Meera looks after patients at the hospital.
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Continuous
इन दिनों मैं अपनी माँ की देखभाल कर रही हूँ.
These days I'm looking after my mother.
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Past
बीमारी में नेहा ने मेरी अच्छी देखभाल की.
Neha took good care of me when I was ill.
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Imperfect
दादी जी पहले हमारे बगीचे की देखभाल करती थीं.
Dadi ji used to look after our garden.
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Future
छुट्टियों में कुत्ते की देखभाल कौन करेगा?
Who will look after the dog during the holidays?
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Subjunctive
पापा जी चाहते हैं कि हम सब दादी जी की देखभाल करें.
Papa ji wants us all to look after Dadi ji.
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Requests and commands
पौधों की रोज़ देखभाल करो, वरना सूख जाएंगे.
Look after the plants every day, or they'll dry out.
Good to know
- Who you look after takes की: मैं दादी जी की देखभाल करता हूँ; देखभाल is feminine, so the past is की.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).