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HINDI VERB

मारना

to hit, to kill

  • #171 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 hit
तुमyou hit
आपyou hit (politely)
वहhe/she hits
हमwe hit
वेthey hit

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use मारना

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

  1. Present

    रोहन हर शाम पार्क का एक चक्कर मारता है.

    Rohan takes a lap of the park every evening.

  2. Continuous

    बच्चे गेंद को दीवार पर मार रहे हैं.

    The kids are hitting the ball against the wall.

  3. Past

    मैंने चप्पल से मच्छर मारा.

    I killed the mosquito with a slipper.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम बस गप्पें मारते थे.

    As kids we just used to chat away.

  5. Future

    कोई हमें नहीं मारेगा, डरो मत.

    Nobody will hit us, don't be afraid.

  6. Subjunctive

    मुझे गुस्सा आता है, पर मैं किसी को क्यों मारूँ?

    I get angry, but why should I hit anyone?

  7. Requests and commands

    छोटे भाई को मत मारो, उससे बात करो.

    Don't hit your little brother, talk to him.

Good to know

  • मारना is also in everyday phrases: ताली मारना, चक्कर मारना, गप्पें मारना.

Verbs like this one

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