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HINDI VERB

धन्यवाद देना

to thank

  • #424 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 thank
तुमyou thank
आपyou thank (politely)
वहhe/she thanks
हमwe thank
वेthey thank

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use धन्यवाद देना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर सुबह भगवान को धन्यवाद देता हूँ.

    I thank God every morning.

  2. Continuous

    प्रिंसिपल सब टीचरों को धन्यवाद दे रही हैं.

    The principal is thanking all the teachers.

  3. Past

    हमने मदद के लिए राजू भैया को धन्यवाद दिया.

    We thanked Raju bhaiya for his help.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर रिक्शे वाले को धन्यवाद देती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to thank every rickshaw puller.

  5. Future

    मैं कल मीटिंग में पूरी टीम को धन्यवाद दूँगा.

    Tomorrow in the meeting I'll thank the whole team.

  6. Subjunctive

    चाहिए कि हम अपने माँ-बाप को रोज़ धन्यवाद दें.

    We should thank our parents every day.

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले अपनी टीचर को धन्यवाद दो.

    First, thank your teacher.

Good to know

  • The person you thank takes को: मैंने डॉक्टर को धन्यवाद दिया; शुक्रिया कहना is the same, more casual.

Verbs like this one

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