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HINDI VERB

पैसे देना

to pay (word for word to give money)

  • #271 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 pay
तुमyou pay
आपyou pay (politely)
वहhe/she pays
हमwe pay
वेthey pay

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use पैसे देना

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

  1. Present

    हम हर महीने की पहली तारीख को किराये के पैसे देते हैं.

    We pay the rent on the first of every month.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन काउंटर पर पैसे दे रहा है.

    Rohan is paying at the counter.

  3. Past

    मैंने ऑटो वाले को पैसे दिए और उतर गई.

    I paid the auto driver and got off.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम बिजली के पैसे दफ़्तर जाकर देते थे.

    We used to pay the electricity bill at the office.

  5. Future

    खाने के पैसे आज मैं दूँगी.

    I'll pay for the food today.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पहले पैसे दूँ या बाद में?

    Shall I pay first or afterwards?

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले पैसे दो, फिर सामान लो.

    Pay first, then take the goods.

Good to know

  • पैसे is masculine plural, so the past is दिए: मैंने दुकानदार को पैसे दिए; the one paid takes को.

Verbs like this one

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