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HINDI VERB

इस्तेमाल करना

to use

  • #112 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 use
तुमyou use
आपyou use (politely)
वहhe/she uses
हमwe use
वेthey use

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use इस्तेमाल करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ मेट्रो कार्ड का इस्तेमाल करता हूँ.

    I use my metro card every day.

  2. Continuous

    कौन मेरा लैपटॉप इस्तेमाल कर रहा है?

    Who is using my laptop?

  3. Past

    मैंने आज पहली बार इस ऐप का इस्तेमाल किया.

    Today I used this app for the first time.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी पुराना चूल्हा इस्तेमाल करती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to use the old stove.

  5. Future

    हम नए घर में सोलर पैनल इस्तेमाल करेंगे.

    In the new house we'll use solar panels.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आपका चार्जर इस्तेमाल करूँ?

    May I use your charger?

  7. Requests and commands

    सड़क पर हमेशा हेलमेट का इस्तेमाल कीजिए.

    Always use a helmet on the road.

Good to know

  • What you use takes का: मैं इस फ़ोन का इस्तेमाल करता हूँ; प्रयोग करना is its formal twin.

Verbs like this one

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