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HINDI VERB

धोखा देना

to cheat, to deceive

  • #454 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 cheat
तुमyou cheat
आपyou cheat (politely)
वहhe/she cheats
हमwe cheat
वेthey cheat

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use धोखा देना

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

  1. Present

    कुछ दुकानदार नए ग्राहकों को धोखा देते हैं.

    Some shopkeepers cheat new customers.

  2. Continuous

    मुझे लगता है कि वह हमें धोखा दे रहा है.

    I think he is deceiving us.

  3. Past

    उस एजेंट ने हमें टिकट के नाम पर धोखा दिया.

    That agent cheated us over the tickets.

  4. Imperfect

    वह आदमी गाँव के लोगों को धोखा देता था.

    That man used to cheat the village people.

  5. Future

    मैं वादा करता हूँ, तुम्हें कभी धोखा नहीं दूँगा.

    I promise, I'll never deceive you.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नहीं चाहती कि कोई दादी जी को धोखा दे.

    I don't want anyone to cheat Dadi ji.

  7. Requests and commands

    किसी को धोखा मत दो, सच सामने आ जाता है.

    Don't deceive anyone, the truth comes out.

Good to know

  • The one deceived takes को: उसने मुझे धोखा दिया; the past is always धोखा दिया.

Verbs like this one

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