Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI explain | ||
| तुमyou explain | ||
| आपyou explain (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she explains | ||
| हमwe explain | ||
| वेthey explain |
HINDI VERB
समझाना
to explain
- #118 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 explaining | ||
| तुमyou are explaining | ||
| आपyou are explaining (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is explaining | ||
| हमwe are explaining | ||
| वेthey are explaining |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI explained (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou explained (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou explained (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she explained (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe explained (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey explained (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 explain | ||
| तुमyou used to explain | ||
| आपyou used to explain (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to explain | ||
| हमwe used to explain | ||
| वेthey used to explain |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will explain | ||
| तुमyou will explain | ||
| आपyou will explain (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will explain | ||
| हमwe will explain | ||
| वेthey will explain |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I explain
- तुम (that) you explain
- आप (that) you explain (politely)
- वह (that) he/she explain
- हम (that) we explain
- वे (that) they explain
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू explain! (intimate)
- तुम explain! (to a friend)
- आप explain! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) explain! (very politely)
How to use समझाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
प्रिया मरीज़ों को दवा का हर नियम समझाती है.
Priya explains every rule of the medicine to the patients.
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Continuous
पापा जी नोआ को क्रिकेट के नियम समझा रहे हैं.
Papa ji is explaining the rules of cricket to Noah.
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Past
मैंने गुप्ता जी को पूरी समस्या समझाई.
I explained the whole problem to Gupta ji.
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Imperfect
स्कूल में मेरी टीचर हर सवाल दो बार समझाती थीं.
At school my teacher used to explain every question twice.
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Future
मैं तुम्हें मेट्रो का रास्ता समझाऊँगा.
I'll explain the metro route to you.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं आपको यह फ़ॉर्म एक बार समझाऊँ?
Shall I explain this form to you once?
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Requests and commands
मीरा, मुझे यह ऐप धीरे-धीरे समझाओ.
Meera, explain this app to me slowly.
Good to know
- The person you explain to takes को: मैंने रोहन को समझाया; समझना is to understand, समझाना is to make someone understand.
Where you hear समझाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- मैं मरीज़ों को सब समझाती हूँ. I explain everything to the patients.
- मैंने पापा जी को पूरी बात समझाई. I explained the whole thing to Papa ji.
- मैं तुम्हें रेसिपी समझाऊँगा. I'll explain the recipe to you.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- मैं मरीज़ों को सब समझाती हूँ. I explain everything to the patients.
- मैंने पापा जी को पूरी बात समझाई. I explained the whole thing to Papa ji.
- मैं तुम्हें रेसिपी समझाऊँगा. I'll explain the recipe to you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).