Hindi reference
जवाब देना
javaab denaa
to answer
Irregular · 12 form tables
Includes habitual, progressive and perfect constructions, commands, and supplied gender and object agreement examples. Some forms already contain a subject.
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Present
Present habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab detaa huun, javaab detii huunI answer |
| तू | javaab detaa hai, javaab detii haiyou (intimate) answer |
| वह | javaab detaa hai, javaab detii haihe/she answers |
| हम | javaab dete hain, javaab detii hainwe answer |
| तुम | javaab dete ho, javaab detii hoyou (familiar) answer |
| आप | javaab dete hain, javaab detii hainyou (respectful) answer |
| वे/ये | javaab dete hain, javaab detii hainthey answer |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab de rahaa huun, javaab de rahii huunI am answering |
| तू | javaab de rahaa hai, javaab de rahii haiyou (intimate) are answering |
| वह | javaab de rahaa hai, javaab de rahii haihe/she is answering |
| हम | javaab de rahe hain, javaab de rahii hainwe are answering |
| तुम | javaab de rahe ho, javaab de rahii hoyou (familiar) are answering |
| आप | javaab de rahe hain, javaab de rahii hainyou (respectful) are answering |
| वे/ये | javaab de rahe hain, javaab de rahii hainthey are answering |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne javaab diyaa haiI have answered |
| तू | tuune javaab diyaa haiyou (intimate) have answered |
| वह | usne javaab diyaa haihe/she has answered |
| हम | hamne javaab diyaa haiwe have answered |
| तुम | tumne javaab diyaa haiyou (familiar) have answered |
| आप | aapne javaab diyaa haiyou (respectful) have answered |
| वे/ये | unhonne javaab diyaa haithey have answered |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne javaab diyaaI answered |
| तू | tuune javaab diyaayou (intimate) answered |
| वह | usne javaab diyaahe/she answered |
| हम | hamne javaab diyaawe answered |
| तुम | tumne javaab diyaayou (familiar) answered |
| आप | aapne javaab diyaayou (respectful) answered |
| वे/ये | unhonne javaab diyaathey answered |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab detaa thaa, javaab detii thiiI used to answer |
| तू | javaab detaa thaa, javaab detii thiiyou (intimate) used to answer |
| वह | javaab detaa thaa, javaab detii thiihe/she used to answer |
| हम | javaab dete the, javaab detii thiinwe used to answer |
| तुम | javaab dete the, javaab detii thiin, javaab detii thiiyou (familiar) used to answer |
| आप | javaab dete the, javaab detii thiinyou (respectful) used to answer |
| वे/ये | javaab dete the, javaab detii thiinthey used to answer |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab de rahaa thaa, javaab de rahii thiiI was answering |
| तू | javaab de rahaa thaa, javaab de rahii thiiyou (intimate) were answering |
| वह | javaab de rahaa thaa, javaab de rahii thiihe/she was answering |
| हम | javaab de rahe the, javaab de rahii thiinwe were answering |
| तुम | javaab de rahe the, javaab de rahii thiin, javaab de rahii thiiyou (familiar) were answering |
| आप | javaab de rahe the, javaab de rahii thiinyou (respectful) were answering |
| वे/ये | javaab de rahe the, javaab de rahii thiinthey were answering |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne javaab diyaa thaaI had answered |
| तू | tuune javaab diyaa thaayou (intimate) had answered |
| वह | usne javaab diyaa thaahe/she had answered |
| हम | hamne javaab diyaa thaawe had answered |
| तुम | tumne javaab diyaa thaayou (familiar) had answered |
| आप | aapne javaab diyaa thaayou (respectful) had answered |
| वे/ये | unhonne javaab diyaa thaathey had answered |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab duungaa, javaab duungiiI will answer |
| तू | javaab degaa, javaab degiiyou (intimate) will answer |
| वह | javaab degaa, javaab degiihe/she will answer |
| हम | javaab denge, javaab dengiiwe will answer |
| तुम | javaab doge, javaab dogiiyou (familiar) will answer |
| आप | javaab denge, javaab dengiiyou (respectful) will answer |
| वे/ये | javaab denge, javaab dengiithey will answer |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab duun(that) I answer |
| तू | javaab de(that) you (intimate) answer |
| वह | javaab de(that) he/she answers |
| हम | javaab den(that) we answer |
| तुम | javaab do(that) you (familiar) answer |
| आप | javaab den(that) you (respectful) answer |
| वे/ये | javaab den(that) they answer |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | javaab deanswer! (intimate) |
| तुम | javaab doanswer! (familiar) |
| आप | javaab diijieanswer! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab detaa huungaa, javaab detii huungiiI probably answer |
| तू | javaab detaa hogaa, javaab detii hogiiyou (intimate) probably answer |
| वह | javaab detaa hogaa, javaab detii hogiihe/she probably answers |
| हम | javaab dete honge, javaab detii hongiiwe probably answer |
| तुम | javaab dete hoge, javaab detii hogiiyou (familiar) probably answer |
| आप | javaab dete honge, javaab detii hongiiyou (respectful) probably answer |
| वे/ये | javaab dete honge, javaab detii hongiithey probably answer |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | javaab detaa, javaab detiiI would answer |
| तू | javaab detaa, javaab detiiyou (intimate) would answer |
| वह | javaab detaa, javaab detiihe/she would answer |
| हम | javaab dete, javaab detiinwe would answer |
| तुम | javaab dete, javaab detiin, javaab detiiyou (familiar) would answer |
| आप | javaab dete, javaab detiinyou (respectful) would answer |
| वे/ये | javaab dete, javaab detiinthey would answer |
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