Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI name someone | ||
| तुमyou name someone | ||
| आपyou name someone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she names someone | ||
| हमwe name someone | ||
| वेthey name someone |
HINDI VERB
नाम लेना
to name someone, to mention someone, word for word to take a name
- #450 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 naming someone | ||
| तुमyou are naming someone | ||
| आपyou are naming someone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is naming someone | ||
| हमwe are naming someone | ||
| वेthey are naming 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 named someone (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou named someone (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou named someone (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she named someone (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe named someone (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey named 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 name someone | ||
| तुमyou used to name someone | ||
| आपyou used to name someone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to name someone | ||
| हमwe used to name someone | ||
| वेthey used to name someone |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will name someone | ||
| तुमyou will name someone | ||
| आपyou will name someone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will name someone | ||
| हमwe will name someone | ||
| वेthey will name someone |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I name someone
- तुम (that) you name someone
- आप (that) you name someone (politely)
- वह (that) he/she name someone
- हम (that) we name someone
- वे (that) they name someone
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू name someone! (intimate)
- तुम name someone! (to a friend)
- आप name someone! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) name someone! (very politely)
How to use नाम लेना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन हर बात में प्रिया का नाम लेता है.
Rohan mentions Priya's name in every conversation.
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Continuous
गुप्ता जी किसका नाम ले रहे हैं?
Whose name is Gupta ji mentioning?
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Past
मीटिंग में बॉस ने मेरा नाम लिया.
In the meeting the boss mentioned my name.
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Imperfect
दादी जी रोज़ भगवान का नाम लेती थीं.
Dadi ji used to say God's name every day.
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Future
मैं किसी का नाम नहीं लूँगा.
I won't name anyone.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं आपका नाम लूँ?
Shall I mention your name?
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Requests and commands
किसी का नाम मत लो, बस बात बताओ.
Don't name anyone, just tell what happened.
Good to know
- The person named takes का: उसने मेरा नाम लिया; in the past it takes ने, like लेना.
Where you hear नाम लेना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- दादी जी हर बात में तुम्हारा नाम लेती हैं. Dadi ji mentions you in everything she says.
- उन्होंने खुद मेरा नाम लिया. She named me herself.
- भाषण में मैं सबका नाम लूँगी. In the speech I'll name everyone.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).