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HINDI VERB

गरम करना

to heat, to warm up

  • #393 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 heat
तुमyou heat
आपyou heat (politely)
वहhe/she heats
हमwe heat
वेthey heat

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use गरम करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रात का खाना माइक्रोवेव में गरम करती हूँ.

    I heat the dinner in the microwave.

  2. Continuous

    दादी जी चूल्हे पर दूध गरम कर रही हैं.

    Dadi ji is heating milk on the stove.

  3. Past

    मैंने चाय के लिए पानी गरम किया.

    I heated water for the chai.

  4. Imperfect

    सर्दियों में हम नहाने का पानी गरम करते थे.

    In winter we used to heat the bathing water.

  5. Future

    मैं तुम्हारे लिए सब्ज़ी गरम करूँगी.

    I'll heat the vegetables for you.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं रोटियाँ फिर से गरम करूँ?

    Shall I warm the rotis up again?

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले कड़ाही में थोड़ा घी गरम कीजिए.

    First heat a little ghee in the pan.

Good to know

  • गरम करना heats a thing; गरम होना is for the thing getting warm by itself.

Where you hear गरम करना

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Hindi · Advanced Level 3

  • मैं दूध धीमी आँच पर गरम करती हूँ. I heat the milk on a low flame.
  • मैंने घी गरम किया. I heated the ghee.
  • मैं खाना फिर से गरम करूँगी. I'll heat the food up again.

Verbs like this one

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