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HINDI VERB

तारीफ़ करना

to praise

  • #421 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 praise
तुमyou praise
आपyou praise (politely)
वहhe/she praises
हमwe praise
वेthey praise

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use तारीफ़ करना

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

  1. Present

    दादी जी हर मेहमान के सामने मेरी तारीफ़ करती हैं.

    Dadi ji praises me in front of every guest.

  2. Continuous

    सब लोग नेहा की पेंटिंग की तारीफ़ कर रहे हैं.

    Everyone is praising Neha's painting.

  3. Past

    बॉस ने मीटिंग में मेरे काम की तारीफ़ की.

    The boss praised my work in the meeting.

  4. Imperfect

    मेरे टीचर कभी किसी की तारीफ़ नहीं करते थे.

    My teacher never used to praise anyone.

  5. Future

    मम्मी जी इस खाने की ज़रूर तारीफ़ करेंगी.

    Mummy ji will definitely praise this food.

  6. Subjunctive

    ज़रूरी नहीं कि लोग हमेशा तुम्हारी तारीफ़ करें.

    People don't have to praise you all the time.

  7. Requests and commands

    बच्चों की थोड़ी तारीफ़ भी कीजिए.

    Praise the children a little too.

Good to know

  • The one praised takes की: उसने मेरे खाने की तारीफ़ की; the past is feminine because तारीफ़ is.

Where you hear तारीफ़ करना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • दादी जी सबकी तारीफ़ करती हैं. Dadi ji praises everyone.
  • शेफ़ खन्ना ने मेरी दाल की तारीफ़ की. Chef Khanna praised my dal.
  • मैं तुम्हारे भाषण की तारीफ़ करूँगी. I'll praise your speech.
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