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HINDI VERB

पहचानना

to recognize

  • #227 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 recognize
तुमyou recognize
आपyou recognize (politely)
वहhe/she recognizes
हमwe recognize
वेthey recognize

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use पहचानना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर पड़ोसी को आवाज़ से पहचानती हूँ.

    I recognize every neighbour by their voice.

  2. Continuous

    दादी जी पुरानी फ़ोटो में चेहरे पहचान रही हैं.

    Dadi ji is recognizing faces in old photos.

  3. Past

    दस साल बाद भी मीरा ने मुझे पहचाना.

    Even after ten years Meera recognized me.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मैं दिल्ली की हर सड़क पहचानता था.

    I used to know every street in Delhi.

  5. Future

    नई दाढ़ी में तुम्हें कोई नहीं पहचानेगा.

    Nobody will recognize you with the new beard.

  6. Subjunctive

    फ़ोटो साफ़ लो ताकि पुलिस चोर को पहचाने.

    Take a clear photo so that the police recognize the thief.

  7. Requests and commands

    ध्यान से देखो और इस आदमी को पहचानो.

    Look carefully and identify this man.

Good to know

  • You recognize a person with को: मैंने उसे दूर से पहचाना; पहचान is the noun, "identity" or "acquaintance".

Verbs like this one

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