Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI look after | ||
| तुमyou look after | ||
| आपyou look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she looks after | ||
| हमwe look after | ||
| वेthey look after |
HINDI VERB
संभालना
to look after, to keep safe, to handle
- #136 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am looking after | ||
| तुमyou are looking after | ||
| आपyou are looking after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is looking after | ||
| हमwe are looking after | ||
| वेthey are looking after |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou looked after (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe looked after (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey looked after (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 look after | ||
| तुमyou used to look after | ||
| आपyou used to look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to look after | ||
| हमwe used to look after | ||
| वेthey used to look after |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will look after | ||
| तुमyou will look after | ||
| आपyou will look after (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will look after | ||
| हमwe will look after | ||
| वेthey will look after |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I look after
- तुम (that) you look after
- आप (that) you look after (politely)
- वह (that) he/she look after
- हम (that) we look after
- वे (that) they look after
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू look after! (intimate)
- तुम look after! (to a friend)
- आप look after! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) look after! (very politely)
How to use संभालना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
पापा जी के बाद अब रोहन दुकान संभालता है.
After Papa ji, Rohan handles the shop now.
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Continuous
मम्मी जी आज अकेले पूरा घर संभाल रही हैं.
Mummy ji is handling the whole house alone today.
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Past
मैंने पूरी शादी का इंतज़ाम अकेले संभाला.
I handled all the wedding arrangements alone.
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Imperfect
दादी जी बचपन में हमें बहुत प्यार से संभालती थीं.
In our childhood Dadi ji looked after us with great love.
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Future
चिंता मत कीजिए, मैं दवाइयाँ संभालूँगी.
Don't worry, I'll take care of the medicines.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं कुछ दिन आपकी दुकान संभालूँ?
Shall I handle your shop for a few days?
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Requests and commands
नोआ, अपनी चाबियाँ संभालो, फिर मत खोना.
Noah, keep your keys safe, don't lose them again.
Good to know
- A thing you look after is its plain object, a person takes को: दुकान संभालना, बच्चों को संभालना; it takes ने in the past.
- संभलना, without the long आ, is to steady yourself: संभलकर! means "careful!".
Where you hear संभालना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- मैं दुकान का हिसाब संभालता हूँ. I handle the shop's accounts.
- मैंने एग्रीमेंट संभालकर रखा. I kept the agreement safe.
- मैं किचन खुद संभालूँगा. I'll handle the kitchen myself.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).