HINDI VERB

जलाना

to light

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

मम्मी जी हर शाम तुलसी के पास दीया जलाती हैं.

Mummy ji lights a lamp by the tulsi every evening.
Continuous

पड़ोसी फिर से सूखे पत्ते जला रहे हैं.

The neighbors are burning dry leaves again.
Past

दीवाली पर हमने छत पर पचास दीये जलाए.

On Diwali we lit fifty lamps on the roof.
Imperfect

गाँव में दादी जी लकड़ी का चूल्हा जलाती थीं.

In the village Dadi ji used to light the wood stove.
Future

अंधेरा हो गया, मैं बत्ती जलाऊँगा.

It's got dark, I'll switch the light on.
Subjunctive

माचिस दो, ताकि मैं गैस जलाऊँ.

Give me the matches, so I can light the gas.
Requests and commands

मच्छर बहुत हैं, अगरबत्ती जलाओ.

There are lots of mosquitoes, light an incense stick.

जलाना is to light or to burn something, दीया जलाना, कचरा जलाना, and to switch a light on: बत्ती जलाओ; the thing itself burns with जलना.
Said of a person, जलाना is to make them jealous: वह मुझे जलाती है.

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Fluency Level 2 · दाल जला दी

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