Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI take round | ||
| तुमyou take round | ||
| आपyou take round (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she takes round | ||
| हमwe take round | ||
| वेthey take round |
HINDI VERB
घुमाना
to take round, to drive round, to turn (something)
- #237 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 taking round | ||
| तुमyou are taking round | ||
| आपyou are taking round (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is taking round | ||
| हमwe are taking round | ||
| वेthey are taking round |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI took round (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou took round (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou took round (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she took round (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe took round (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey took round (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 take round | ||
| तुमyou used to take round | ||
| आपyou used to take round (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to take round | ||
| हमwe used to take round | ||
| वेthey used to take round |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will take round | ||
| तुमyou will take round | ||
| आपyou will take round (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will take round | ||
| हमwe will take round | ||
| वेthey will take round |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I take round
- तुम (that) you take round
- आप (that) you take round (politely)
- वह (that) he/she take round
- हम (that) we take round
- वे (that) they take round
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू take round! (intimate)
- तुम take round! (to a friend)
- आप take round! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) take round! (very politely)
How to use घुमाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
हर इतवार मैं कुत्ते को पार्क में घुमाती हूँ.
Every Sunday I take the dog round the park.
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Continuous
रोहन अपने दोस्तों को पुरानी दिल्ली घुमा रहा है.
Rohan is showing his friends round Old Delhi.
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Past
राजू भैया ने हमें रिक्शे में पूरा बाज़ार घुमाया.
Raju bhaiya drove us round the whole market in his rickshaw.
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Imperfect
पापा जी हमें हर छुट्टी में नई जगह घुमाते थे.
Papa ji used to take us somewhere new every holiday.
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Future
तुम आओगे तो मैं तुम्हें आगरा घुमाऊँगी.
When you come I'll show you round Agra.
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Subjunctive
चाबी किस तरफ़ घुमाऊँ, दाएं या बाएं?
Which way shall I turn the key, right or left?
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Requests and commands
गुप्ता जी को दुकान घुमाओ, मैं अभी आती हूँ.
Show Gupta ji round the shop, I'll be right there.
Good to know
- घुमाना is the "make" form of घूमना: you घूमते हो yourself, and you घुमाते हो a guest, a dog or a key.
- चाबी घुमाना is to turn the key; किसी को घुमाना can also mean to give someone the runaround.
Where you hear घुमाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 2
- मैं मेहमानों को दिल्ली घुमाता हूँ. I take guests round Delhi.
- उसने मुझे एक घंटा घुमाया. He drove me round for an hour.
- मैं तुम्हें पुरानी दिल्ली घुमाऊँगा. I'll take you round Old Delhi.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).