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HINDI VERB

इजाज़त देना

to give permission, to permit

  • #403 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 give permission
तुमyou give permission
आपyou give permission (politely)
वहhe/she gives permission
हमwe give permission
वेthey give permission

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use इजाज़त देना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी हमें देर रात बाहर रहने की इजाज़त नहीं देती हैं.

    Mummy ji doesn't let us stay out late at night.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी आज दुकान जल्दी बंद करने की इजाज़त दे रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is giving permission to close the shop early today.

  3. Past

    पापा जी ने मुझे दोस्तों के साथ मनाली जाने की इजाज़त दी.

    Papa ji gave me permission to go to Manali with my friends.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मेरे पापा मुझे फ़िल्म देखने की इजाज़त नहीं देते थे.

    My father didn't use to let me watch films.

  5. Future

    क्या गुप्ता जी आपको छुट्टी की इजाज़त देंगे?

    Will Gupta ji give you permission to take leave?

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद दादी जी हमें शादी में नाचने की इजाज़त दें.

    Maybe Dadi ji will let us dance at the wedding.

  7. Requests and commands

    कृपया मुझे एक बार बोलने की इजाज़त दीजिए.

    Please give me permission to speak once.

Good to know

  • The person allowed takes को and what they may do is an infinitive with की: पापा जी ने मुझे जाने की इजाज़त दी.

Where you hear इजाज़त देना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मैं बच्चों को देर तक खेलने की इजाज़त देती हूँ. I let the children play late.
  • मैंने पाँच दिन की इजाज़त दी. I gave permission for five days.
  • मैं इजाज़त दूँगा, पर एक शर्त पर. I'll permit it, but on one condition.

Hindi · Advanced Level 2

  • मैं बच्चों को देर तक खेलने की इजाज़त देती हूँ. I let the children play late.
  • मैंने पाँच दिन की इजाज़त दी. I gave permission for five days.
  • मैं इजाज़त दूँगा, पर एक शर्त पर. I'll permit it, but on one condition.

Verbs like this one

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