Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI worship | ||
| तुमyou worship | ||
| आपyou worship (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she worships | ||
| हमwe worship | ||
| वेthey worship |
HINDI VERB
पूजा करना
to worship, to do puja
- #486 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 worshiping | ||
| तुमyou are worshiping | ||
| आपyou are worshiping (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is worshiping | ||
| हमwe are worshiping | ||
| वेthey are worshiping |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI worshiped (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou worshiped (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou worshiped (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she worshiped (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe worshiped (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey worshiped (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 worship | ||
| तुमyou used to worship | ||
| आपyou used to worship (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to worship | ||
| हमwe used to worship | ||
| वेthey used to worship |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will worship | ||
| तुमyou will worship | ||
| आपyou will worship (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will worship | ||
| हमwe will worship | ||
| वेthey will worship |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I worship
- तुम (that) you worship
- आप (that) you worship (politely)
- वह (that) he/she worship
- हम (that) we worship
- वे (that) they worship
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू worship! (intimate)
- तुम worship! (to a friend)
- आप worship! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) worship! (very politely)
How to use पूजा करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मम्मी जी रोज़ सुबह नहाकर पूजा करती हैं.
Mummy ji bathes and does puja every morning.
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Continuous
दादी जी अभी पूजा कर रही हैं, शोर मत करो.
Dadi ji is doing puja right now, don't make noise.
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Past
दीवाली की रात हमने लक्ष्मी जी की पूजा की.
On Diwali night we worshipped Lakshmi ji.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं रोज़ मंदिर में पूजा करती थी.
As a child I used to do puja at the temple every day.
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Future
नई गाड़ी की पूजा हम कल सुबह करेंगे.
We'll do the puja for the new car tomorrow morning.
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Subjunctive
मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि मैं भी पूजा करूँ.
Mummy ji wants me to do puja too.
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Requests and commands
पहले पूजा करो, फिर नाश्ता करो.
Do puja first, then have breakfast.
Good to know
- Who you worship takes की: हम गणेश जी की पूजा करते हैं; पूजा is feminine, so the past is always पूजा की.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).