HINDI VERB

ध्यान देना

to pay attention

Conjugation

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI pay attention
तुमyou pay attention
आपyou pay attention (politely)
वहhe/she pays attention
हमwe pay attention
वेthey pay attention

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI paid attention (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou paid attention (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou paid attention (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she paid attention (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe paid attention (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey paid attention (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to pay attention
तुमyou used to pay attention
आपyou used to pay attention (politely)
वहhe/she used to pay attention
हमwe used to pay attention
वेthey used to pay attention

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

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

Present

मैं क्लास में हर शब्द पर ध्यान देता हूँ.

I pay attention to every word in class.
Continuous

रोहन, तुम मेरी बात पर ध्यान नहीं दे रहे हो.

Rohan, you aren't paying attention to what I'm saying.
Past

मैंने रास्ते के बोर्ड पर ध्यान नहीं दिया.

I didn't pay attention to the road sign.
Imperfect

स्कूल में मैं खेल पर ज़्यादा ध्यान देती थी.

At school I paid more attention to sports.
Future

अब मैं अपनी सेहत पर ध्यान दूँगा.

From now on I'll pay attention to my health.
Subjunctive

मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि मैं पढ़ाई पर ध्यान दूँ.

Mummy ji wants me to focus on my studies.
Requests and commands

ध्यान दो, ड्राइवर रास्ता बता रहा है.

Pay attention, the driver is explaining the way.

What you pay attention to takes पर: क्लास में ध्यान दो; ध्यान is masculine, so the past is दिया.

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