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HINDI VERB

देर करना

to be late, to delay

  • #219 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am late
तुमyou are late
आपyou are late (politely)
वहhe/she is late
हमwe are late
वेthey are late

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am being late
तुमyou are being late
आपyou are being late (politely)
वहhe/she is being late
हमwe are being late
वेthey are being late

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI was late (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou were late (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou were late (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she was late (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe were late (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey were late (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 be late
तुमyou used to be late
आपyou used to be late (politely)
वहhe/she used to be late
हमwe used to be late
वेthey used to be late

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will be late
तुमyou will be late
आपyou will be late (politely)
वहhe/she will be late
हमwe will be late
वेthey will be late

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I be late
  2. तुम (that) you be late
  3. आप (that) you be late (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she be late
  5. हम (that) we be late
  6. वे (that) they be late

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू be late! (intimate)
  2. तुम be late! (to a friend)
  3. आप be late! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) be late! (very politely)

How to use देर करना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    रोहन हर मीटिंग में देर करता है.

    Rohan is late for every meeting.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी, आप जवाब देने में देर कर रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji, you're taking too long to answer.

  3. Past

    कल मैंने तैयार होने में देर की.

    Yesterday I took too long getting ready.

  4. Imperfect

    कॉलेज में मैं हर क्लास में देर करता था.

    In college I used to be late for every class.

  5. Future

    वादा है, इस बार मैं देर नहीं करूँगी.

    I promise, this time I won't be late.

  6. Subjunctive

    पापा जी चाहते हैं कि हम खाने में देर न करें.

    Papa ji wants us not to be late for dinner.

  7. Requests and commands

    देर मत करो, मेहमान आठ बजे आएंगे.

    Don't be late, the guests are coming at eight.

Good to know

  • देर करना is making yourself late, with ने and की: उसने फिर देर की; देर मत करो is "don't be late".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).