Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI joke | ||
| तुमyou joke | ||
| आपyou joke (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she jokes | ||
| हमwe joke | ||
| वेthey joke |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am joking | ||
| तुमyou are joking | ||
| आपyou are joking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is joking | ||
| हमwe are joking | ||
| वेthey are joking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI joked (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou joked (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou joked (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she joked (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe joked (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey joked (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 joke | ||
| तुमyou used to joke | ||
| आपyou used to joke (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to joke | ||
| हमwe used to joke | ||
| वेthey used to joke |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will joke | ||
| तुमyou will joke | ||
| आपyou will joke (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will joke | ||
| हमwe will joke | ||
| वेthey will joke |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I joke
- तुम (that) you joke
- आप (that) you joke (politely)
- वह (that) he/she joke
- हम (that) we joke
- वे (that) they joke
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू joke! (intimate)
- तुम joke! (to a friend)
- आप joke! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) joke! (very politely)
How to use मज़ाक करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
राजू भैया हर बात पर मज़ाक करते हैं.
Raju bhaiya jokes about everything.
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Continuous
गुस्सा मत हो, मैं मज़ाक कर रहा हूँ.
Don't get angry, I'm joking.
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Past
पापा जी ने मीटिंग में भी मज़ाक किया.
Papa ji joked even in the meeting.
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Imperfect
दादा जी हमेशा हमसे मज़ाक करते थे.
Grandpa always used to joke with us.
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Future
मैं शादी में भाई के साथ खूब मज़ाक करूँगी.
At the wedding I'll joke around a lot with my brother.
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Subjunctive
ऐसी बात पर कोई मज़ाक क्यों करे?
Why would anyone joke about such a thing?
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Requests and commands
बड़ों के सामने इतना मज़ाक मत करो.
Don't joke so much in front of the elders.
Good to know
- Who you joke with takes से: मैं तुमसे मज़ाक कर रहा था; मज़ाक is masculine, मज़ाक किया.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).