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HINDI VERB

जीतना

to win

  • #120 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 win
तुमyou win
आपyou win (politely)
वहhe/she wins
हमwe win
वेthey win

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use जीतना

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

  1. Present

    हमारी टीम हर साल यह कप जीतती है.

    Our team wins this cup every year.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, भारत यह मैच आसानी से जीत रहा है.

    Look, India is winning this match easily.

  3. Past

    कल रात भारत ने मैच जीता.

    Last night India won the match.

  4. Imperfect

    स्कूल में नेहा हर दौड़ जीतती थी.

    At school Neha used to win every race.

  5. Future

    मुझे लगता है कि इस बार रोहन जीतेगा.

    I think Rohan will win this time.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद इस बार हमारी टीम जीते.

    Maybe our team wins this time.

  7. Requests and commands

    जाओ और यह मैच जीतो!

    Go and win this match!

Good to know

  • What you win takes no postposition, मैच जीतना, इनाम जीतना; the past takes ने: भारत ने मैच जीता.

Where you hear जीतना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • इंडिया हमेशा जीतता है. India always wins.
  • कल हमारी टीम जीती. Our team won yesterday.
  • आज कौन जीतेगा? Who will win today?

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • इंडिया हमेशा जीतता है. India always wins.
  • कल हमारी टीम जीती. Our team won yesterday.
  • आज कौन जीतेगा? Who will win today?

Verbs like this one

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