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HINDI VERB

जोड़ना

to add, to add up, to join

  • #131 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 add
तुमyou add
आपyou add (politely)
वहhe/she adds
हमwe add
वेthey add

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use जोड़ना

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

  1. Present

    गुप्ता जी हर शाम दिन की कमाई जोड़ते हैं.

    Gupta ji adds up the day's earnings every evening.

  2. Continuous

    एक मिनट, मैं अभी बिल के पैसे जोड़ रही हूँ.

    One minute, I'm just adding up the bill.

  3. Past

    वेटर ने बिल में दो बार चाय जोड़ी.

    The waiter added the tea to the bill twice.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी बिना कैलकुलेटर पूरा हिसाब मन में जोड़ती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to add up the whole account in her head, without a calculator.

  5. Future

    मैं बाद में इस लिस्ट में अपना नाम जोड़ूँगा.

    I'll add my name to this list later.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आपका नंबर भी ग्रुप में जोड़ूँ?

    Shall I add your number to the group too?

  7. Requests and commands

    हाथ जोड़ो और दादी जी को प्रणाम करो.

    Join your hands and greet Dadi ji.

Good to know

  • You add one thing to another with में, बिल में टैक्स जोड़ो; हाथ जोड़ना, joining the hands, is the namaste and also a plea.

Where you hear जोड़ना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • मैं हर रात हिसाब जोड़ता हूँ. I add up the account every night.
  • मैंने दो मिठाई और जोड़ीं. I added two more sweets.
  • चाय के पैसे मैं जोड़ूँगा. I'll add up the chai money.
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Who Pays the Chai

Fluency Level 1 · सोनू, अपने लिए दो मिठाई जोड़ लो.

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