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HINDI VERB

स्वागत करना

to welcome

  • #426 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI welcome
तुमyou welcome
आपyou welcome (politely)
वहhe/she welcomes
हमwe welcome
वेthey welcome

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am welcoming
तुमyou are welcoming
आपyou are welcoming (politely)
वहhe/she is welcoming
हमwe are welcoming
वेthey are welcoming

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI welcomed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou welcomed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou welcomed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she welcomed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe welcomed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey welcomed (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 welcome
तुमyou used to welcome
आपyou used to welcome (politely)
वहhe/she used to welcome
हमwe used to welcome
वेthey used to welcome

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will welcome
तुमyou will welcome
आपyou will welcome (politely)
वहhe/she will welcome
हमwe will welcome
वेthey will welcome

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I welcome
  2. तुम (that) you welcome
  3. आप (that) you welcome (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she welcome
  5. हम (that) we welcome
  6. वे (that) they welcome

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू welcome! (intimate)
  2. तुम welcome! (to a friend)
  3. आप welcome! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) welcome! (very politely)

How to use स्वागत करना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    हम हर मेहमान का चाय से स्वागत करते हैं.

    We welcome every guest with tea.

  2. Continuous

    स्कूल में बच्चे नए टीचर का स्वागत कर रहे हैं.

    At school the children are welcoming the new teacher.

  3. Past

    पूरे मोहल्ले ने नई दुल्हन का स्वागत किया.

    The whole neighbourhood welcomed the new bride.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर मेहमान का मिठाई से स्वागत करती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to welcome every guest with sweets.

  5. Future

    हम एयरपोर्ट पर नोआ का स्वागत करेंगे.

    We'll welcome Noah at the airport.

  6. Subjunctive

    चाहिए कि हम नए पड़ोसियों का अच्छे से स्वागत करें.

    We should give the new neighbours a good welcome.

  7. Requests and commands

    रोहन, मेहमानों का मुस्कुराकर स्वागत करो.

    Rohan, welcome the guests with a smile.

Good to know

  • The person welcomed takes का: हमने मेहमानों का स्वागत किया; स्वागत है! alone is "Welcome!".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).