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HINDI VERB

मनाना

to make up with someone, to win someone round

  • #420 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 make up with someone
तुमyou make up with someone
आपyou make up with someone (politely)
वहhe/she makes up with someone
हमwe make up with someone
वेthey make up with someone

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am making up with someone
तुमyou are making up with someone
आपyou are making up with someone (politely)
वहhe/she is making up with someone
हमwe are making up with someone
वेthey are making up with someone

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will make up with someone
तुमyou will make up with someone
आपyou will make up with someone (politely)
वहhe/she will make up with someone
हमwe will make up with someone
वेthey will make up with someone

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use मनाना

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

  1. Present

    हर झगड़े के बाद रोहन ही मीरा को मनाता है.

    After every fight, it's Rohan who makes up with Meera.

  2. Continuous

    पापा जी नाराज़ हैं, मम्मी जी उन्हें मना रही हैं.

    Papa ji is upset; Mummy ji is winning him round.

  3. Past

    मैंने उसे बहुत मनाया, पर वह नहीं आई.

    I tried hard to win her round, but she didn't come.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में पापा जी हमें आइसक्रीम से मनाते थे.

    When we were little, Papa ji used to win us round with ice cream.

  5. Future

    चिंता मत करो, मैं राजू भैया को खुद मनाऊँगा.

    Don't worry, I'll win Raju bhaiya round myself.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं जाकर मीरा को मनाऊँ?

    Shall I go and make up with Meera?

  7. Requests and commands

    जाओ, पहले अपनी बहन को मनाओ, फिर खाना खाओ.

    Go, first make up with your sister, then eat.

Good to know

  • The one you win round takes को, रोहन ने नेहा को मनाया, and the same verb celebrates a festival: दीवाली मनाना.

Where you hear मनाना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • मैं उसे हर बार मनाता हूँ. I win her round every time.
  • मैंने प्रिया को आइसक्रीम से मनाया. I made up with Priya with ice cream.
  • इस बार तुम मुझे मनाओगे. This time you'll be the one making up.

Verbs like this one

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