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HINDI VERB

हाथ मिलाना

to shake hands

  • #428 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 shake hands
तुमyou shake hands
आपyou shake hands (politely)
वहhe/she shakes hands
हमwe shake hands
वेthey shake hands

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use हाथ मिलाना

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

  1. Present

    दफ़्तर में हम सुबह सबसे हाथ मिलाते हैं.

    At the office we shake hands with everyone in the morning.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, दोनों कप्तान हाथ मिला रहे हैं.

    Look, the two captains are shaking hands.

  3. Past

    मैंने इंटरव्यू के बाद मैनेजर से हाथ मिलाया.

    I shook hands with the manager after the interview.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी हर ग्राहक से हाथ मिलाते थे.

    Papa ji used to shake hands with every customer.

  5. Future

    पहले मैं उनसे हाथ मिलाऊँगा, फिर बात करूँगा.

    First I'll shake his hand, then talk.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं उनसे हाथ मिलाऊँ या नमस्ते करूँ?

    Shall I shake his hand or say namaste?

  7. Requests and commands

    लड़ाई खत्म, अब दोनों हाथ मिलाओ.

    Fight over, now you two shake hands.

Good to know

  • Who you shake hands with takes से: मैंने गुप्ता जी से हाथ मिलाया; the past is always masculine.

Verbs like this one

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