Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI apologize | ||
| तुमyou apologize | ||
| आपyou apologize (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she apologizes | ||
| हमwe apologize | ||
| वेthey apologize |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am apologizing | ||
| तुमyou are apologizing | ||
| आपyou are apologizing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is apologizing | ||
| हमwe are apologizing | ||
| वेthey are apologizing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI apologized (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou apologized (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou apologized (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she apologized (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe apologized (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey apologized (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 apologize | ||
| तुमyou used to apologize | ||
| आपyou used to apologize (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to apologize | ||
| हमwe used to apologize | ||
| वेthey used to apologize |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will apologize | ||
| तुमyou will apologize | ||
| आपyou will apologize (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will apologize | ||
| हमwe will apologize | ||
| वेthey will apologize |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I apologize
- तुम (that) you apologize
- आप (that) you apologize (politely)
- वह (that) he/she apologize
- हम (that) we apologize
- वे (that) they apologize
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू apologize! (intimate)
- तुम apologize! (to a friend)
- आप apologize! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) apologize! (very politely)
How to use माफ़ी माँगना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन गलती करके हमेशा माफ़ी माँगता है.
Rohan always apologizes after making a mistake.
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Continuous
देखो, वह ड्राइवर पुलिस से माफ़ी माँग रहा है.
Look, that driver is apologizing to the police.
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Past
मैंने देर से आने के लिए सबसे माफ़ी माँगी.
I apologized to everyone for coming late.
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Imperfect
पहले वह हर छोटी बात पर माफ़ी माँगता था.
He used to apologize for every little thing.
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Future
मैं कल खुद जाकर दादी जी से माफ़ी माँगूँगी.
Tomorrow I'll go myself and apologize to Dadi ji.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं अभी गुप्ता जी से माफ़ी माँगूँ?
Shall I apologize to Gupta ji now?
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Requests and commands
गलती तुम्हारी थी, जाकर माफ़ी माँगो.
It was your mistake, go and apologize.
Good to know
- The person you apologize to takes से: मैंने नेहा से माफ़ी माँगी; माफ़ी is feminine.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).