HINDI VERB

हाथ लगाना

to touch, word for word to put a hand to

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 touched (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou touched (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou touched (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she touched (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe touched (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey touched (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

राजू भैया किसी के फ़ोन को हाथ नहीं लगाते.

Raju bhaiya doesn't touch anyone's phone.
Continuous

बच्चा गरम कढ़ाई को हाथ लगा रहा है!

The child is touching the hot pan!
Past

मैंने पापा जी की किताबों को हाथ नहीं लगाया.

I didn't touch Papa ji's books.
Imperfect

बचपन में मैं हर चीज़ को हाथ लगाता था.

As a child I used to touch everything.
Future

मैं तुम्हारे सामान को हाथ नहीं लगाऊँगी.

I won't touch your things.
Subjunctive

मैंने दरवाज़ा बंद किया ताकि कोई केक को हाथ न लगाए.

I shut the door so no one touches the cake.
Requests and commands

पहले हाथ धोकर ही खाने को हाथ लगाइए.

Wash your hands first before touching the food.

What you touch takes को: इस बटन को हाथ मत लगाओ; it is heard more than छूना when someone says "don't touch".

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

Fluency Level 3 · तू हाथ मत लगाना.

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