Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI make a mistake | ||
| तुमyou make a mistake | ||
| आपyou make a mistake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she makes a mistake | ||
| हमwe make a mistake | ||
| वेthey make a mistake |
HINDI VERB
गलती करना
to make a mistake
- #313 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 making a mistake | ||
| तुमyou are making a mistake | ||
| आपyou are making a mistake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is making a mistake | ||
| हमwe are making a mistake | ||
| वेthey are making a mistake |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI made a mistake (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou made a mistake (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou made a mistake (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she made a mistake (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe made a mistake (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey made a mistake (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 make a mistake | ||
| तुमyou used to make a mistake | ||
| आपyou used to make a mistake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to make a mistake | ||
| हमwe used to make a mistake | ||
| वेthey used to make a mistake |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will make a mistake | ||
| तुमyou will make a mistake | ||
| आपyou will make a mistake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will make a mistake | ||
| हमwe will make a mistake | ||
| वेthey will make a mistake |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I make a mistake
- तुम (that) you make a mistake
- आप (that) you make a mistake (politely)
- वह (that) he/she make a mistake
- हम (that) we make a mistake
- वे (that) they make a mistake
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू make a mistake! (intimate)
- तुम make a mistake! (to a friend)
- आप make a mistake! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) make a mistake! (very politely)
How to use गलती करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हिंदी लिखने में अभी भी गलतियाँ करता हूँ.
I still make mistakes writing Hindi.
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Continuous
तुम हिसाब में फिर वही गलती कर रहे हो.
You're making the same mistake in the sums again.
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Past
मैंने पता लिखने में एक गलती की.
I made a mistake writing the address.
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Imperfect
शुरू में मैं ऑटो वाले को पैसे देने में गलती करती थी.
At first I used to make mistakes paying the auto driver.
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Future
अगर जल्दी करोगे तो गलती करोगे.
If you hurry, you'll make mistakes.
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Subjunctive
धीरे पढ़ो ताकि तुम गलती न करो.
Read slowly so that you don't make a mistake.
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Requests and commands
गलती करो, पर उससे सीखो.
Make mistakes, but learn from them.
Good to know
- गलती is feminine, so the past is गलती की; गलती से is by mistake.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).