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HINDI VERB

उगाना

to grow (crops, plants)

  • #497 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 grow
तुमyou grow
आपyou grow (politely)
वहhe/she grows
हमwe grow
वेthey grow

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use उगाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं अपनी बालकनी में धनिया और मिर्च उगाती हूँ.

    I grow coriander and chillies on my balcony.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया खेत में इस बार गेहूँ उगा रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is growing wheat in the field this time.

  3. Past

    पिछले साल हमने छत पर टमाटर उगाए.

    Last year we grew tomatoes on the roof.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी गाँव में अपनी सब्ज़ियाँ खुद उगाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to grow her own vegetables in the village.

  5. Future

    इस सर्दी में मैं गमले में पालक उगाऊँगी.

    This winter I'll grow spinach in a pot.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहता हूँ कि हम अपने फल खुद उगाएं.

    I want us to grow our own fruit.

  7. Requests and commands

    बाज़ार से मत लाओ, घर पर पुदीना उगाओ.

    Don't bring it from the market, grow mint at home.

Good to know

  • It agrees with what is grown: हमने टमाटर उगाए, सब्ज़ी उगाई; what grows by itself उगता है.

Verbs like this one

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