Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI improve | ||
| तुमyou improve | ||
| आपyou improve (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she improves | ||
| हमwe improve | ||
| वेthey improve |
HINDI VERB
सुधारना
to improve, to correct
- #314 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 improving | ||
| तुमyou are improving | ||
| आपyou are improving (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is improving | ||
| हमwe are improving | ||
| वेthey are improving |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI improved (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou improved (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou improved (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she improved (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe improved (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey improved (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 improve | ||
| तुमyou used to improve | ||
| आपyou used to improve (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to improve | ||
| हमwe used to improve | ||
| वेthey used to improve |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will improve | ||
| तुमyou will improve | ||
| आपyou will improve (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will improve | ||
| हमwe will improve | ||
| वेthey will improve |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I improve
- तुम (that) you improve
- आप (that) you improve (politely)
- वह (that) he/she improve
- हम (that) we improve
- वे (that) they improve
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू improve! (intimate)
- तुम improve! (to a friend)
- आप improve! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) improve! (very politely)
How to use सुधारना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
टीचर रोज़ हमारी गलतियाँ सुधारती हैं.
The teacher corrects our mistakes every day.
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Continuous
मैं अपनी हिंदी की बोली सुधार रहा हूँ.
I'm improving my spoken Hindi.
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Past
मैंने समय रहते अपनी गलती सुधारी.
I corrected my mistake in time.
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Imperfect
पापा जी हर शाम मेरी लिखावट सुधारते थे.
Papa ji used to correct my handwriting every evening.
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Future
मैं अगले महीने तक अपना उच्चारण सुधारूँगी.
I'll improve my pronunciation by next month.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि रोहन अपनी आदतें सुधारे.
I want Rohan to improve his habits.
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Requests and commands
अपनी गलती सुधारो, कोई बात नहीं.
Correct your mistake, no big deal.
Good to know
- सुधारना fixes something, गलती सुधारना, लिखावट सुधारना; सुधरना is for the thing getting better by itself.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).