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HINDI VERB

जन्म देना

to give birth

  • #157 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 give birth
तुमyou give birth
आपyou give birth (politely)
वहhe/she gives birth
हमwe give birth
वेthey give birth

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use जन्म देना

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

  1. Present

    गाय साल में एक बछड़े को जन्म देती है.

    A cow gives birth to one calf a year.

  2. Continuous

    यह कहानी एक नए विचार को जन्म दे रही है.

    This story is giving rise to a new idea.

  3. Past

    मीरा ने कल रात एक बेटे को जन्म दिया.

    Meera gave birth to a son last night.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले औरतें घर पर ही बच्चों को जन्म देती थीं.

    Women used to give birth at home.

  5. Future

    नेहा अगले महीने अपने पहले बच्चे को जन्म देगी.

    Neha will give birth to her first child next month.

  6. Subjunctive

    डॉक्टर चाहती हैं कि वह अस्पताल में जन्म दे.

    The doctor wants her to give birth in the hospital.

Good to know

  • The child takes को: नेहा ने एक बेटी को जन्म दिया; जन्म is masculine, so the past is दिया.

Verbs like this one

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