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HINDI VERB

याद करना

to remember, to recall, to memorize

  • #50 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 remember
तुमyou remember
आपyou remember (politely)
वहhe/she remembers
हमwe remember
वेthey remember

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use याद करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ रात दस नए शब्द याद करती हूँ.

    I memorize ten new words every night.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया अभी कविता याद कर रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is memorizing a poem right now.

  3. Past

    मैंने परीक्षा के लिए पूरा पाठ याद किया.

    I memorized the whole lesson for the exam.

  4. Imperfect

    दिल्ली में मैं अपने गाँव को बहुत याद करता था.

    In Delhi I used to think of my village a lot.

  5. Future

    हम यह दीवाली हमेशा याद करेंगे.

    We'll always remember this Diwali.

  6. Subjunctive

    पापा जी चाहते हैं कि मैं यह नंबर याद करूँ.

    Papa ji wants me to memorize this number.

  7. Requests and commands

    ज़रा याद करो, तुमने चाबी कहाँ रखी थी?

    Just try to recall, where did you put the key?

Good to know

  • याद करना is also to think of someone fondly: मम्मी जी तुम्हें बहुत याद करती हैं.

Verbs like this one

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