HINDI VERB

कमाना

to earn

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

मैं महीने में पचास हज़ार रुपये कमाता हूँ.

I earn fifty thousand rupees a month.
Continuous

नेहा अब घर से अच्छे पैसे कमा रही है.

Neha is now earning good money from home.
Past

मैंने अपने पहले काम से बहुत कम कमाया.

I earned very little from my first job.
Imperfect

पापा जी तब दिन के सौ रुपये कमाते थे.

Papa ji used to earn a hundred rupees a day back then.
Future

नई नौकरी में मैं ज़्यादा कमाऊँगा.

I'll earn more in the new job.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहती हूँ कि रोहन अपना खर्च खुद कमाए.

I want Rohan to earn his own keep.
Requests and commands

पहले खुद कमाओ, फिर गाड़ी की बात करो.

Earn your own money first, then talk about a car.

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