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HINDI VERB

याद रखना

to remember, to keep in mind

  • #49 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 रखना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हमेशा मम्मी जी की बातें याद रखता हूँ.

    I always remember what Mummy ji says.

  2. Continuous

    मैं हर नए शब्द को याद रख रही हूँ.

    I'm keeping every new word in mind.

  3. Past

    मैंने तुम्हारी सलाह याद रखी, धन्यवाद.

    I kept your advice in mind, thank you.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी सबके जन्मदिन याद रखती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to remember everyone's birthday.

  5. Future

    मैं यह बात ज़िंदगी भर याद रखूँगा.

    I'll remember this all my life.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं लिख लेती हूँ ताकि सब कुछ याद रखूँ.

    I write it down so that I keep everything in mind.

  7. Requests and commands

    याद रखो, कल सुबह छह बजे निकलना है.

    Remember, we have to leave at six tomorrow morning.

Good to know

  • याद रखना is keeping something in mind on purpose; याद आना is a memory coming back by itself.

Verbs like this one

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