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HINDI VERB

डिनर करना

to have dinner

  • #494 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 have dinner
तुमyou have dinner
आपyou have dinner (politely)
वहhe/she has dinner
हमwe have dinner
वेthey have dinner

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use डिनर करना

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

  1. Present

    हमारे घर में सब नौ बजे डिनर करते हैं.

    At our house everyone has dinner at nine.

  2. Continuous

    हम अभी डिनर कर रहे हैं, बाद में फ़ोन करो.

    We're having dinner now, call later.

  3. Past

    कल रात हमने गुप्ता जी के घर डिनर किया.

    Last night we had dinner at Gupta ji's house.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम रोज़ टीवी के सामने डिनर करते थे.

    We used to have dinner in front of the TV every day.

  5. Future

    आज रात मैं रोहन के साथ डिनर करूँगा.

    Tonight I'll have dinner with Rohan.

  6. Subjunctive

    मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि हम सब साथ डिनर करें.

    Mummy ji wants us all to have dinner together.

  7. Requests and commands

    जल्दी डिनर करो, कल सुबह जल्दी उठना है.

    Have dinner quickly, we have to get up early tomorrow.

Good to know

  • The past is always डिनर किया: हमने बाहर डिनर किया; the Hindi phrase is रात का खाना खाना.

Verbs like this one

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