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HINDI VERB

ख्याल रखना

to take care of, to look after

  • #137 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 take care of
तुमyou take care of
आपyou take care of (politely)
वहhe/she takes care of
हमwe take care of
वेthey take care of

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will take care of
तुमyou will take care of
आपyou will take care of (politely)
वहhe/she will take care of
हमwe will take care of
वेthey will take care of

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use ख्याल रखना

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

  1. Present

    मीरा बीमार दादी जी का बहुत ख्याल रखती है.

    Meera takes very good care of sick Dadi ji.

  2. Continuous

    इन दिनों राजू भैया मेरे पौधों का ख्याल रख रहे हैं.

    These days Raju bhaiya is looking after my plants.

  3. Past

    मेरी बीमारी में नेहा ने मेरा बहुत ख्याल रखा.

    During my illness Neha took great care of me.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हमारी बुआ हमारा ख्याल रखती थीं.

    In childhood our aunt used to look after us.

  5. Future

    चिंता मत करो, मैं तुम्हारे कुत्ते का ख्याल रखूँगा.

    Don't worry, I'll look after your dog.

  6. Subjunctive

    मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि मैं अपनी सेहत का ख्याल रखूँ.

    Mummy ji wants me to take care of my health.

  7. Requests and commands

    पापा जी, सफ़र में अपना ख्याल रखिए.

    Papa ji, take care of yourself on the trip.

Good to know

  • The person or thing looked after takes का: अपना ख्याल रखो, मम्मी जी का ख्याल रखना.

Where you hear ख्याल रखना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • दादी जी सबका ख्याल रखती हैं. Dadi ji looks after everyone.
  • मैंने पूरे हफ़्ते मरीज़ों का ख्याल रखा. I looked after the patients all week.
  • मैं आपका ख्याल रखूँगा. I'll take care of you.
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Intermediate Level 3 · अपना ख्याल रखिए. · अपना ख्याल रखना.

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