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HINDI VERB

पाना

to manage to, to be able to (after a verb's stem); to get

  • #25 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI manage to
तुमyou manage to
आपyou manage to (politely)
वहhe/she manages to
हमwe manage to
वेthey manage to

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use पाना

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

  1. Present

    ट्रैफ़िक में मैं समय पर नहीं पहुँच पाता हूँ.

    In the traffic I don't manage to arrive on time.

  2. Continuous

    मैं इस शोर में कुछ सुन नहीं पा रही हूँ.

    I can't hear anything in this noise.

  3. Past

    कल मैं ऑफ़िस नहीं जा पाया.

    Yesterday I couldn't go to the office.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मैं हिंदी में बात नहीं कर पाती थी.

    Before, I couldn't manage to talk in Hindi.

  5. Future

    शायद मैं शादी में नहीं आ पाऊँगा.

    I probably won't be able to come to the wedding.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं जल्दी निकलूँगी ताकि ट्रेन पकड़ पाऊँ.

    I'll leave early so I can catch the train.

Good to know

  • After a verb's stem, पाना says whether you manage to do it, and takes no ने in the past: मैं आ नहीं पाया.
  • In this use it comes mostly with नहीं: मैं नहीं कर पाया, I couldn't manage it.

Where you hear पाना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • मैं अब सब समझ पाता हूँ. I can understand everything now.
  • मैं कल फ़ोन नहीं कर पाई. I couldn't phone yesterday.
  • मैं शनिवार को आ पाऊँगा. I'll be able to come on Saturday.
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Writing the Speech

Fluency Level 3 · तुम कुछ नहीं बोल पाते थे.

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