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HINDI VERB

मदद करना

to help

  • #64 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 help
तुमyou help
आपyou help (politely)
वहhe/she helps
हमwe help
वेthey help

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use मदद करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर रविवार मम्मी जी की मदद करती हूँ.

    I help Mummy ji every Sunday.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया पड़ोसी की मदद कर रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is helping the neighbour.

  3. Past

    गुप्ता जी ने फ़ॉर्म भरने में मेरी मदद की.

    Gupta ji helped me fill in the form.

  4. Imperfect

    स्कूल में मीरा मेरी बहुत मदद करती थी.

    At school Meera used to help me a lot.

  5. Future

    मैं सामान उठाने में आपकी मदद करूँगी.

    I'll help you carry the luggage.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आपकी कुछ मदद करूँ?

    Can I help you with something?

  7. Requests and commands

    प्लीज़ नेहा की थोड़ी मदद कीजिए.

    Please help Neha a little.

Good to know

  • The person helped takes की: मैंने रोहन की मदद की; the past is feminine because मदद is.

Where you hear मदद करना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • मैं रसोई में दादी जी की मदद करता हूँ. I help Dadi ji in the kitchen.
  • मम्मी ने पूरा दिन मदद की. Mummy helped the whole day.
  • मैं कुर्सियों में मदद करूँगा. I'll help with the chairs.

Verbs like this one

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