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HINDI VERB

पालना

to raise (children, animals), to keep (a pet)

  • #480 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 raise
तुमyou raise
आपyou raise (politely)
वहhe/she raises
हमwe raise
वेthey raise

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will raise
तुमyou will raise
आपyou will raise (politely)
वहhe/she will raise
हमwe will raise
वेthey will raise

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use पालना

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

  1. Present

    हम घर में दो कुत्ते पालते हैं.

    We keep two dogs at home.

  2. Continuous

    नेहा छत पर कबूतर पाल रही है.

    Neha is keeping pigeons on the roof.

  3. Past

    दादी जी ने अकेले पाँच बच्चे पाले.

    Dadi ji raised five children on her own.

  4. Imperfect

    गाँव में हम गाय और भैंस पालते थे.

    In the village we used to keep cows and buffaloes.

  5. Future

    शादी के बाद हम एक बिल्ली पालेंगे.

    After the wedding we'll get a cat.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहती हूँ कि हम एक तोता पालें.

    I want us to keep a parrot.

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले खुद को संभालो, फिर कुत्ता पालो.

    Look after yourself first, then get a dog.

Good to know

  • It agrees with who or what is raised: उसने तीन बच्चे पाले, हमने एक बिल्ली पाली; a child grows up with पलना.

Verbs like this one

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