Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI hug | ||
| तुमyou hug | ||
| आपyou hug (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she hugs | ||
| हमwe hug | ||
| वेthey hug |
HINDI VERB
गले लगाना
to hug
- #404 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am hugging | ||
| तुमyou are hugging | ||
| आपyou are hugging (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is hugging | ||
| हमwe are hugging | ||
| वेthey are hugging |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI hugged (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou hugged (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou hugged (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she hugged (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe hugged (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey hugged (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 hug | ||
| तुमyou used to hug | ||
| आपyou used to hug (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to hug | ||
| हमwe used to hug | ||
| वेthey used to hug |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will hug | ||
| तुमyou will hug | ||
| आपyou will hug (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will hug | ||
| हमwe will hug | ||
| वेthey will hug |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I hug
- तुम (that) you hug
- आप (that) you hug (politely)
- वह (that) he/she hug
- हम (that) we hug
- वे (that) they hug
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू hug! (intimate)
- तुम hug! (to a friend)
- आप hug! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) hug! (very politely)
How to use गले लगाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
पापा जी घर आकर हमेशा मुझे गले लगाते हैं.
Papa ji always hugs me when he comes home.
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Continuous
देखो, दादी जी छोटे राजू को गले लगा रही हैं.
Look, Dadi ji is hugging little Raju.
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Past
स्टेशन पर मैंने अपने पुराने दोस्त को गले लगाया.
At the station I hugged my old friend.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मम्मी जी रोज़ सुबह मुझे गले लगाती थीं.
When I was little, Mummy ji used to hug me every morning.
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Future
मीरा हवाई अड्डे पर अपनी बहन को गले लगाएगी.
Meera will hug her sister at the airport.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं गुप्ता जी को गले लगाऊँ या हाथ मिलाऊँ?
Shall I hug Gupta ji or shake his hand?
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Requests and commands
आओ, अपने भाई को गले लगाओ, झगड़ा भूल जाओ.
Come on, hug your brother, forget the fight.
Good to know
- The person you hug takes को: मैंने नेहा को गले लगाया; गले मिलना is to hug each other.
Where you hear गले लगाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 3
- मैं बच्चों को रोज़ गले लगाती हूँ. I hug the children every day.
- मैंने माँ को गले लगाया. I hugged Mum.
- मैं उन्हें एयरपोर्ट पर गले लगाऊँगा. I'll hug them at the airport.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- मैं बच्चों को रोज़ गले लगाती हूँ. I hug the children every day.
- मैंने माँ को गले लगाया. I hugged Mum.
- मैं उन्हें एयरपोर्ट पर गले लगाऊँगा. I'll hug them at the airport.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).