HINDI VERB

माफ़ करना

to forgive, to excuse

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)

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI forgave (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou forgave (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou forgave (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she forgave (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe forgave (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey forgave (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to forgive
तुमyou used to forgive
आपyou used to forgive (politely)
वहhe/she used to forgive
हमwe used to forgive
वेthey used to forgive

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

मम्मी जी हमेशा सबको माफ़ करती हैं.

Mummy ji always forgives everyone.
Continuous

मैं तुम्हें आखिरी बार माफ़ कर रहा हूँ.

I'm forgiving you for the last time.
Past

दादी जी ने रोहन को फिर माफ़ किया.

Dadi ji forgave Rohan again.
Imperfect

पापा जी छोटी गलतियाँ हमेशा माफ़ करते थे.

Papa ji always forgave small mistakes.
Future

मैं तुम्हें इस बार माफ़ नहीं करूँगी.

I won't forgive you this time.
Subjunctive

मैं उसे माफ़ करूँ या नहीं?

Should I forgive him or not?
Requests and commands

माफ़ कीजिए, स्टेशन किस तरफ़ है?

Excuse me, which way is the station?