HINDI VERB

निभाना

to fulfil (a promise, a duty)

Conjugation

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI am fulfiling
तुमyou are fulfiling
आपyou are fulfiling (politely)
वहhe/she is fulfiling
हमwe are fulfiling
वेthey are fulfiling

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI fulfiled (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou fulfiled (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou fulfiled (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she fulfiled (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe fulfiled (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey fulfiled (agrees with the object)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to fulfil
तुमyou used to fulfil
आपyou used to fulfil (politely)
वहhe/she used to fulfil
हमwe used to fulfil
वेthey used to fulfil

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

पापा जी अपना हर वादा निभाते हैं.

Papa ji keeps his every promise.
Continuous

राजू भैया अकेले पूरे घर की ज़िम्मेदारी निभा रहे हैं.

Raju bhaiya is shouldering the whole household's responsibility alone.
Past

मैंने दोस्त से किया वादा निभाया.

I kept the promise I made to my friend.
Imperfect

दादी जी हर रिश्ता दिल से निभाती थीं.

Dadi ji used to honour every relationship from the heart.
Future

मैं बेटे का फ़र्ज़ ज़रूर निभाऊँगा.

I'll surely fulfil my duty as a son.
Subjunctive

मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि रोहन अपना वादा निभाए.

Mummy ji wants Rohan to keep his promise.
Requests and commands

जो कहा है, वह निभाओ.

What you've said, fulfil it.

Goes with वादा, फ़र्ज़, ज़िम्मेदारी and रिश्ता: उसने अपना वादा निभाया; the past agrees with that word.

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