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HINDI VERB

लगाना

to apply, to put on

  • #20 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 apply
तुमyou apply
आपyou apply (politely)
वहhe/she applies
हमwe apply
वेthey apply

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लगाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ बाहर जाने से पहले सनस्क्रीन लगाता हूँ.

    I put on sunscreen before going out every day.

  2. Continuous

    नेहा शादी के लिए मेहंदी लगा रही है.

    Neha is putting on mehndi for the wedding.

  3. Past

    हमने दीवार पर दादा जी की तस्वीर लगाई.

    We put Dada ji's picture on the wall.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी रोज़ मेरे बालों में तेल लगाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to put oil in my hair every day.

  5. Future

    मैं इस कमरे में नया पंखा लगाऊँगा.

    I'll put a new fan in this room.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं चोट पर दवा लगाऊँ?

    Shall I put medicine on the wound?

  7. Requests and commands

    धूप तेज़ है, चेहरे पर क्रीम लगाओ.

    The sun is strong, put cream on your face.

Good to know

  • लगाना puts one thing on another, with में or पर, बालों में तेल लगाना, दीवार पर तस्वीर लगाना; it is the causative of लगना.

Where you hear लगाना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • होली पर मैं सबको रंग लगाता हूँ. At Holi I put colour on everyone.
  • मैंने नोआ को हरा रंग लगाया. I put green colour on Noah.
  • मैं रोहन को गुलाबी रंग लगाऊँगा. I'll put pink colour on Rohan.

Hindi · Advanced Level 2

  • होली पर मैं सबको रंग लगाता हूँ. At Holi I put colour on everyone.
  • मैंने नोआ को हरा रंग लगाया. I put green colour on Noah.
  • मैं रोहन को गुलाबी रंग लगाऊँगा. I'll put pink colour on Rohan.

Verbs like this one

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