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HINDI VERB

हस्ताक्षर करना

to sign (office Hindi, word for word to do the signature)

  • #337 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 sign
तुमyou sign
आपyou sign (politely)
वहhe/she signs
हमwe sign
वेthey sign

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use हस्ताक्षर करना

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

  1. Present

    गुप्ता जी हर फ़ाइल पर खुद हस्ताक्षर करते हैं.

    Gupta ji signs every file himself.

  2. Continuous

    मैनेजर अभी आपके कागज़ों पर हस्ताक्षर कर रहा है.

    The manager is signing your papers right now.

  3. Past

    मैंने फ़ॉर्म के नीचे हस्ताक्षर किया.

    I signed at the bottom of the form.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी हमेशा हिंदी में हस्ताक्षर करते थे.

    Papa ji always used to sign in Hindi.

  5. Future

    मैं बिना पढ़े किसी कागज़ पर हस्ताक्षर नहीं करूँगा.

    I won't sign any paper without reading it.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यहाँ हस्ताक्षर करूँ?

    Shall I sign here?

  7. Requests and commands

    कृपया दोनों पन्नों पर हस्ताक्षर कीजिए.

    Please sign both pages.

Good to know

  • In everyday speech people say साइन करना; हस्ताक्षर करना is the word of forms and offices, and the paper takes पर.

Where you hear हस्ताक्षर करना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • आवेदक यहाँ हस्ताक्षर करता है. The applicant signs here.
  • मैंने तीन जगह हस्ताक्षर किए. I signed in three places.
  • मैनेजर दोपहर में हस्ताक्षर करेंगे. The manager will sign in the afternoon.

Verbs like this one

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