HINDI VERB

इंतज़ार करना

to wait, to wait for

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

मैं रोज़ स्टेशन पर रोहन का इंतज़ार करती हूँ.

Every day I wait for Rohan at the station.
Continuous

हम आधे घंटे से ऑटो का इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं.

We've been waiting for an auto for half an hour.
Past

मैंने बारिश में एक घंटा बस का इंतज़ार किया.

I waited an hour for the bus in the rain.
Imperfect

बचपन में मैं पूरे साल दीवाली का इंतज़ार करता था.

As a child I used to wait all year for Diwali.
Future

मैं गेट के पास तुम्हारा इंतज़ार करूँगी.

I'll wait for you near the gate.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं यहाँ आपका इंतज़ार करूँ?

Shall I wait for you here?
Requests and commands

दो मिनट इंतज़ार कीजिए, डॉक्टर अभी आ रहे हैं.

Wait two minutes, the doctor is just coming.