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HINDI VERB

जारी रखना

to keep on, to continue

  • #302 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 keep on
तुमyou keep on
आपyou keep on (politely)
वहhe/she keeps on
हमwe keep on
वेthey keep on

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use जारी रखना

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

  1. Present

    रोहन हर सर्दी में तैराकी जारी रखता है.

    Rohan keeps up his swimming every winter.

  2. Continuous

    मैं नौकरी के साथ अपनी पढ़ाई जारी रख रहा हूँ.

    I'm continuing my studies alongside my job.

  3. Past

    बारिश के बाद भी हमने मैच जारी रखा.

    Even after the rain we kept the match going.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी बीमारी में भी पूजा जारी रखती थीं.

    Even when ill, Dadi ji used to keep up her prayers.

  5. Future

    मैं अगले साल भी हिंदी की क्लास जारी रखूँगी.

    I'll continue the Hindi class next year too.

  6. Subjunctive

    डॉक्टर चाहते हैं कि मैं यह दवा जारी रखूँ.

    The doctor wants me to continue this medicine.

  7. Requests and commands

    अच्छा लिख रहे हो, ऐसे ही जारी रखो.

    You're writing well, keep it up just like that.

Good to know

  • What you keep on with is the object: पढ़ाई जारी रखो, काम जारी रखो; जारी रहना is for the thing itself going on.

Verbs like this one

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