HINDI VERB

गाली देना

to swear at, to curse

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

वह आदमी हर बात पर गाली देता है.

That man swears about everything.
Continuous

सड़क पर दो लोग एक-दूसरे को गाली दे रहे हैं.

On the road two people are swearing at each other.
Past

भीड़ में किसी ने रिक्शे वाले को गाली दी.

In the crowd someone swore at the rickshaw puller.
Imperfect

हमारा पुराना पड़ोसी बच्चों को गाली देता था.

Our old neighbour used to swear at the children.
Future

तुम गाली दोगे तो मैं बात नहीं करूँगी.

If you swear I won't talk to you.
Subjunctive

कोई कुछ भी कहे, तुम गाली न दो.

Whatever anyone says, don't swear back.
Requests and commands

खेल में हारो तो भी गाली मत दो.

Even if you lose the game, don't swear.

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