HINDI VERB

ज़ोर देना

to insist, to stress

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI insisted (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou insisted (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou insisted (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she insisted (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe insisted (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey insisted (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to insist
तुमyou used to insist
आपyou used to insist (politely)
वहhe/she used to insist
हमwe used to insist
वेthey used to insist

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

गुप्ता जी हमेशा समय की पाबंदी पर ज़ोर देते हैं.

Gupta ji always insists on punctuality.
Continuous

डॉक्टर रोज़ टहलने पर ज़ोर दे रहे हैं.

The doctor is insisting on a daily walk.
Past

पापा जी ने मेरी पढ़ाई पर बहुत ज़ोर दिया.

Papa ji put great stress on my studies.
Imperfect

मीरा मैडम साफ़ लिखाई पर ज़ोर देती थीं.

Meera madam used to insist on neat handwriting.
Future

मीटिंग में मैं इस बात पर ज़ोर दूँगा.

In the meeting I'll stress this point.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम इस पर ज़्यादा ज़ोर न दो.

I'd like you not to insist on this too much.
Requests and commands

खाने पर ज़ोर मत दो, वह खुद खा लेगा.

Don't insist on him eating, he'll eat on his own.

What you insist on takes पर: मम्मी जी ने पढ़ाई पर ज़ोर दिया; the past is always ज़ोर दिया.

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