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HINDI VERB

मन करना

to feel like, said as the mind does

  • #230 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit feels like

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is feeling like

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit felt like

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to feel like

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will feel like

Subjunctive

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

  1. वह (that) it feel like

How to use मन करना

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

  1. Present

    गर्मी में मेरा मन रोज़ आम खाने का करता है.

    In summer I feel like eating mangoes every day.

  2. Continuous

    आज मेरा मन घर पर रहने का कर रहा है.

    Today I feel like staying home.

  3. Past

    कल रात मेरा मन अचानक समोसे खाने का किया.

    Last night I suddenly felt like eating samosas.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मेरा मन रोज़ खेलने का करता था.

    As a child I felt like playing every day.

  5. Future

    सर्दी में तुम्हारा मन गरम चाय का करेगा.

    In winter you'll feel like hot chai.

  6. Subjunctive

    जब तुम्हारा मन करे, तब आ जाओ.

    Come whenever you feel like it.

Good to know

  • The one who feels like it owns the मन and what he feels like doing takes का: मेरा मन चाय पीने का कर रहा है.
  • मन stays masculine singular whoever it belongs to: उनका मन करता है.

Where you hear मन करना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • मेरा मन चाय पीने का करता है. I feel like drinking chai.
  • कल मेरा मन घूमने का किया. Yesterday I felt like walking around.
  • सर्दी में गरम हलवा खाने का मन करेगा. In winter you'll feel like eating hot halwa.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).