Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI gesture | ||
| तुमyou gesture | ||
| आपyou gesture (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she gestures | ||
| हमwe gesture | ||
| वेthey gesture |
HINDI VERB
इशारा करना
to gesture, to point, to signal
- #442 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am gesturing | ||
| तुमyou are gesturing | ||
| आपyou are gesturing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is gesturing | ||
| हमwe are gesturing | ||
| वेthey are gesturing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI gestured (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou gestured (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou gestured (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she gestured (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe gestured (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey gestured (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 gesture | ||
| तुमyou used to gesture | ||
| आपyou used to gesture (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to gesture | ||
| हमwe used to gesture | ||
| वेthey used to gesture |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will gesture | ||
| तुमyou will gesture | ||
| आपyou will gesture (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will gesture | ||
| हमwe will gesture | ||
| वेthey will gesture |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I gesture
- तुम (that) you gesture
- आप (that) you gesture (politely)
- वह (that) he/she gesture
- हम (that) we gesture
- वे (that) they gesture
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू gesture! (intimate)
- तुम gesture! (to a friend)
- आप gesture! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) gesture! (very politely)
How to use इशारा करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
राजू भैया दूर से ही हमें इशारा करते हैं.
Raju bhaiya signals to us from afar.
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Continuous
देखो, नेहा उस दुकान की तरफ़ इशारा कर रही है.
Look, Neha is pointing towards that shop.
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Past
गुप्ता जी ने मुझे अंदर आने का इशारा किया.
Gupta ji gestured to me to come in.
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Imperfect
भीड़ में हम एक-दूसरे को इशारा करते थे.
In the crowd we used to signal to each other.
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Future
जब टैक्सी आएगी, मैं तुम्हें इशारा करूँगी.
When the taxi comes, I'll signal to you.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम ज़रूरत पड़ने पर इशारा करो.
I want you to signal when you need to.
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Requests and commands
उस आदमी की तरफ़ इशारा मत करो, वह देख रहा है.
Don't point at that man, he's watching.
Good to know
- What you point at takes की तरफ़, and the person you signal to takes को: उसने मुझे इशारा किया.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).