HINDI VERB

गाना

to sing

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)

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

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

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

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

मैं नहाते समय हमेशा गाती हूँ.

I always sing while bathing.
Continuous

पड़ोस में कोई रात को ज़ोर से गा रहा है.

Someone in the neighbourhood is singing loudly at night.
Past

शादी में दादी जी ने पुराना गाना गाया.

At the wedding Dadi ji sang an old song.
Imperfect

पापा जी जवानी में बहुत अच्छा गाते थे.

Papa ji used to sing very well in his youth.
Future

जन्मदिन पर हम सब मिलकर गाएंगे.

On the birthday we'll all sing together.
Subjunctive

चलो, रास्ते में कुछ गाएं!

Come on, let's sing something on the way!
Requests and commands

नेहा, वह गाना फिर से गाओ.

Neha, sing that song again.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Fluency Level 3 · आखिर में, गाती हुई दादी जी की क्लिप.

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