HINDI VERB

परोसना

to serve (food)

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Say it firstHide the forms and test yourself

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI served (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou served (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou served (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she served (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe served (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey served (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

हमारे घर में पहले बड़ों को खाना परोसते हैं.

In our house we serve the elders first.
Continuous

मम्मी जी सबको गरम-गरम पूड़ियाँ परोस रही हैं.

Mummy ji is serving everyone hot puris.
Past

नेहा ने मेहमानों को चाय और समोसे परोसे.

Neha served the guests tea and samosas.
Imperfect

शादियों में पहले लोग पत्तल पर खाना परोसते थे.

At weddings people used to serve food on leaf plates.
Future

मैं खाना परोसूँगा, तुम सबको बुलाओ.

I'll serve the food, you call everyone.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं खाना अभी परोसूँ या थोड़ा रुकूँ?

Shall I serve the food now or wait a bit?
Requests and commands

पहले दादी जी को परोसो, फिर बाकी सबको.

Serve Dadi ji first, then everyone else.

The person you serve takes को: मेहमानों को खाना परोसना; agrees with the food: खाना परोसा, दाल परोसी.

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