Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI punish | ||
| तुमyou punish | ||
| आपyou punish (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she punishes | ||
| हमwe punish | ||
| वेthey punish |
HINDI VERB
सज़ा देना
to punish
- #446 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 punishing | ||
| तुमyou are punishing | ||
| आपyou are punishing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is punishing | ||
| हमwe are punishing | ||
| वेthey are punishing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI punished (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou punished (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou punished (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she punished (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe punished (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey punished (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 punish | ||
| तुमyou used to punish | ||
| आपyou used to punish (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to punish | ||
| हमwe used to punish | ||
| वेthey used to punish |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will punish | ||
| तुमyou will punish | ||
| आपyou will punish (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will punish | ||
| हमwe will punish | ||
| वेthey will punish |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I punish
- तुम (that) you punish
- आप (that) you punish (politely)
- वह (that) he/she punish
- हम (that) we punish
- वे (that) they punish
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू punish! (intimate)
- तुम punish! (to a friend)
- आप punish! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) punish! (very politely)
How to use सज़ा देना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
अच्छे टीचर बच्चों को कभी सज़ा नहीं देते हैं.
Good teachers never punish children.
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Continuous
मम्मी जी रोहन को झूठ बोलने की सज़ा दे रही हैं.
Mummy ji is punishing Rohan for lying.
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Past
जज ने चोर को दो साल की सज़ा दी.
The judge gave the thief a two-year sentence.
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Imperfect
हमारे स्कूल में टीचर देर से आने पर सज़ा देते थे.
At our school teachers used to punish latecomers.
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Future
अगर तुमने फिर झूठ बोला, तो मैं सज़ा दूँगी.
If you lie again, I'll punish you.
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Subjunctive
मैं नहीं चाहता कि पापा जी उसे सज़ा दें.
I don't want Papa ji to punish him.
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Requests and commands
गलती छोटी है, उसे सज़ा मत दो.
The mistake is small, don't punish him.
Good to know
- The one punished takes को, and सज़ा is feminine, so the past is always सज़ा दी: टीचर ने उसे सज़ा दी.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).