Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI wear | ||
| तुमyou wear | ||
| आपyou wear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she wears | ||
| हमwe wear | ||
| वेthey wear |
HINDI VERB
पहनना
to wear, to put on
- #85 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 wearing | ||
| तुमyou are wearing | ||
| आपyou are wearing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is wearing | ||
| हमwe are wearing | ||
| वेthey are wearing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI wore (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou wore (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou wore (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she wore (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe wore (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey wore (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 wear | ||
| तुमyou used to wear | ||
| आपyou used to wear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to wear | ||
| हमwe used to wear | ||
| वेthey used to wear |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will wear | ||
| तुमyou will wear | ||
| आपyou will wear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will wear | ||
| हमwe will wear | ||
| वेthey will wear |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I wear
- तुम (that) you wear
- आप (that) you wear (politely)
- वह (that) he/she wear
- हम (that) we wear
- वे (that) they wear
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू wear! (intimate)
- तुम wear! (to a friend)
- आप wear! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) wear! (very politely)
How to use पहनना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दफ़्तर में हमेशा साड़ी पहनती हूँ.
I always wear a sari at the office.
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Continuous
रोहन शादी के लिए नया कुर्ता पहन रहा है.
Rohan is putting on a new kurta for the wedding.
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Past
कल मैंने दादी जी की पुरानी साड़ी पहनी.
Yesterday I wore Dadi ji's old sari.
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Imperfect
स्कूल में हम नीली वर्दी पहनते थे.
At school we used to wear a blue uniform.
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Future
पार्टी में तुम क्या पहनोगे?
What will you wear to the party?
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं आज सफ़ेद शर्ट पहनूँ?
Shall I wear the white shirt today?
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Requests and commands
बाहर ठंड है, स्वेटर पहनो.
It's cold outside, put on a sweater.
Good to know
- पहनना takes ने in the past and agrees with the clothes: मैंने कुर्ता पहना, मैंने साड़ी पहनी.
Where you hear पहनना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं हॉस्पिटल में सफ़ेद कोट पहनती हूँ. I wear a white coat at the hospital.
- आज मैंने लाल शॉल पहनी. Today I put on the red shawl.
- कल मैं नीला स्वेटर पहनूँगा. Tomorrow I'll wear the blue sweater.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).