HINDI VERB

माँगना

to ask for

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 asking for
तुमyou are asking for
आपyou are asking for (politely)
वहhe/she is asking for
हमwe are asking for
वेthey are asking for

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

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

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

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

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

रोहन हर रोज़ मुझसे पैसे माँगता है.

Rohan asks me for money every day.
Continuous

बच्चा फिर से आइसक्रीम माँग रहा है.

The kid is asking for ice cream again.
Past

मैंने दुकानदार से बिल माँगा.

I asked the shopkeeper for the bill.
Imperfect

पहले मैं हर काम में मदद माँगता था.

Before, I used to ask for help with everything.
Future

मैं गुप्ता जी से छुट्टी माँगूँगी.

I'll ask Gupta ji for a day off.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं वेटर से थोड़ा पानी माँगूँ?

Shall I ask the waiter for some water?
Requests and commands

शर्माओ मत, उनसे मदद माँगो.

Don't be shy, ask them for help.