Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI refuse | ||
| तुमyou refuse | ||
| आपyou refuse (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she refuses | ||
| हमwe refuse | ||
| वेthey refuse |
HINDI VERB
मना करना
to refuse, to say no
- #147 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am refusing | ||
| तुमyou are refusing | ||
| आपyou are refusing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is refusing | ||
| हमwe are refusing | ||
| वेthey are refusing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI refused (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou refused (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou refused (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she refused (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe refused (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey refused (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 refuse | ||
| तुमyou used to refuse | ||
| आपyou used to refuse (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to refuse | ||
| हमwe used to refuse | ||
| वेthey used to refuse |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will refuse | ||
| तुमyou will refuse | ||
| आपyou will refuse (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will refuse | ||
| हमwe will refuse | ||
| वेthey will refuse |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I refuse
- तुम (that) you refuse
- आप (that) you refuse (politely)
- वह (that) he/she refuse
- हम (that) we refuse
- वे (that) they refuse
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू refuse! (intimate)
- तुम refuse! (to a friend)
- आप refuse! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) refuse! (very politely)
How to use मना करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
वह कभी काम के लिए मना नहीं करती.
She never says no to work.
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Continuous
गुप्ता जी किराया कम करने से मना कर रहे हैं.
Gupta ji is refusing to lower the rent.
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Past
दुकानदार ने छूट देने से मना किया.
The shopkeeper refused to give a discount.
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Imperfect
दादी जी पहले दवा के लिए मना करती थीं.
Dadi ji used to refuse the medicine before.
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Future
मैं इस बार रात की शिफ़्ट के लिए मना करूँगी.
This time I'll say no to the night shift.
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Subjunctive
शायद वे शादी में आने से मना करें.
Maybe they'll refuse to come to the wedding.
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Requests and commands
अगर समय न हो, तो साफ़ मना करो.
If there's no time, say no plainly.
Good to know
- What you say no to takes के लिए or से: उसने शिफ़्ट के लिए मना किया; a flat refusal is often मना कर देना.
Where you hear मना करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- वह कभी काम के लिए मना नहीं करती. She never says no to work.
- दुकानदार ने मना कर दिया. The shopkeeper refused.
- मैं इस बार शिफ़्ट के लिए मना करूँगी. This time I'll say no to the shift.
Hindi · Advanced Level 1
- वह कभी काम के लिए मना नहीं करती. She never says no to work.
- दुकानदार ने मना कर दिया. The shopkeeper refused.
- मैं इस बार शिफ़्ट के लिए मना करूँगी. This time I'll say no to the shift.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).