Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI answer | ||
| तुमyou answer | ||
| आपyou answer (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she answers | ||
| हमwe answer | ||
| वेthey answer |
HINDI VERB
जवाब देना
to answer, to reply
- #141 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 answering | ||
| तुमyou are answering | ||
| आपyou are answering (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is answering | ||
| हमwe are answering | ||
| वेthey are answering |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI answered (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou answered (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou answered (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she answered (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe answered (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey answered (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 answer | ||
| तुमyou used to answer | ||
| आपyou used to answer (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to answer | ||
| हमwe used to answer | ||
| वेthey used to answer |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will answer | ||
| तुमyou will answer | ||
| आपyou will answer (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will answer | ||
| हमwe will answer | ||
| वेthey will answer |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I answer
- तुम (that) you answer
- आप (that) you answer (politely)
- वह (that) he/she answer
- हम (that) we answer
- वे (that) they answer
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू answer! (intimate)
- तुम answer! (to a friend)
- आप answer! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) answer! (very politely)
How to use जवाब देना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन मेरे मैसेज का जवाब हमेशा देर से देता है.
Rohan always replies late to my messages.
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Continuous
एक मिनट, मैं अभी मम्मी जी को जवाब दे रही हूँ.
One minute, I'm just replying to Mummy ji.
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Past
मैंने तीन बार फ़ोन किया, किसी ने जवाब नहीं दिया.
I called three times, nobody answered.
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Imperfect
गुप्ता जी हर चिट्ठी का जवाब हाथ से देते थे.
Gupta ji used to answer every letter by hand.
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Future
मैं कल सुबह तक आपकी ईमेल का जवाब दूँगा.
I'll reply to your email by tomorrow morning.
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Subjunctive
मैं उसे क्या जवाब दूँ? तुम ही बताओ.
What should I answer him? You tell me.
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Requests and commands
प्रिया, टीचर के सवाल का साफ़-साफ़ जवाब दो.
Priya, give a clear answer to the teacher's question.
Good to know
- The person you answer takes को, मैंने गुप्ता जी को जवाब दिया, and a सवाल का जवाब is the answer to a question.
Where you hear जवाब देना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- मैं हर मरीज़ को जवाब देती हूँ. I answer every patient.
- मैंने हिंदी में जवाब दिया. I answered in Hindi.
- पुत्तर, तुम पंजाबी में जवाब दोगे? Son, will you answer in Punjabi?
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).