Hindi reference
जानना
jaannaa
to know
Regular · 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 | jaantaa huun, jaantii huunI know |
| तू | jaantaa hai, jaantii haiyou (intimate) know |
| वह | jaantaa hai, jaantii haihe/she knows |
| हम | jaante hain, jaantii hainwe know |
| तुम | jaante ho, jaantii hoyou (familiar) know |
| आप | jaante hain, jaantii hainyou (respectful) know |
| वे/ये | jaante hain, jaantii hainthey know |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaan rahaa huun, jaan rahii huunI know |
| तू | jaan rahaa hai, jaan rahii haiyou (intimate) know |
| वह | jaan rahaa hai, jaan rahii haihe/she knows |
| हम | jaan rahe hain, jaan rahii hainwe know |
| तुम | jaan rahe ho, jaan rahii hoyou (familiar) know |
| आप | jaan rahe hain, jaan rahii hainyou (respectful) know |
| वे/ये | jaan rahe hain, jaan rahii hainthey know |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne jaanaa hai, mainne jaanii haiI have known (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune jaanaa hai, tuune jaanii haiyou (intimate) have known (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne jaanaa hai, usne jaanii haihe/she has known (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne jaanaa hai, hamne jaanii haiwe have known (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne jaanaa hai, tumne jaanii haiyou (familiar) have known (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne jaanaa hai, aapne jaanii haiyou (respectful) have known (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne jaanaa hai, unhonne jaanii haithey have known (masculine or feminine object) |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne jaanaa, mainne jaaniiI knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune jaanaa, tuune jaaniiyou (intimate) knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne jaanaa, usne jaaniihe/she knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne jaanaa, hamne jaaniiwe knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne jaanaa, tumne jaaniiyou (familiar) knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne jaanaa, aapne jaaniiyou (respectful) knew (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne jaanaa, unhonne jaaniithey knew (masculine or feminine object) |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaantaa thaa, jaantii thiiI used to know |
| तू | jaantaa thaa, jaantii thiiyou (intimate) used to know |
| वह | jaantaa thaa, jaantii thiihe/she used to know |
| हम | jaante the, jaantii thiinwe used to know |
| तुम | jaante the, jaantii thiin, jaantii thiiyou (familiar) used to know |
| आप | jaante the, jaantii thiinyou (respectful) used to know |
| वे/ये | jaante the, jaantii thiinthey used to know |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaan rahaa thaa, jaan rahii thiiI knew |
| तू | jaan rahaa thaa, jaan rahii thiiyou (intimate) knew |
| वह | jaan rahaa thaa, jaan rahii thiihe/she knew |
| हम | jaan rahe the, jaan rahii thiinwe knew |
| तुम | jaan rahe the, jaan rahii thiin, jaan rahii thiiyou (familiar) knew |
| आप | jaan rahe the, jaan rahii thiinyou (respectful) knew |
| वे/ये | jaan rahe the, jaan rahii thiinthey knew |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne jaanaa thaa, mainne jaanii thiiI had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune jaanaa thaa, tuune jaanii thiiyou (intimate) had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne jaanaa thaa, usne jaanii thiihe/she had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne jaanaa thaa, hamne jaanii thiiwe had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne jaanaa thaa, tumne jaanii thiiyou (familiar) had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne jaanaa thaa, aapne jaanii thiiyou (respectful) had known (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne jaanaa thaa, unhonne jaanii thiithey had known (masculine or feminine object) |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaanuungaa, jaanuungiiI will know |
| तू | jaanegaa, jaanegiiyou (intimate) will know |
| वह | jaanegaa, jaanegiihe/she will know |
| हम | jaanenge, jaanengiiwe will know |
| तुम | jaanoge, jaanogiiyou (familiar) will know |
| आप | jaanenge, jaanengiiyou (respectful) will know |
| वे/ये | jaanenge, jaanengiithey will know |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaanuun(that) I know |
| तू | jaane(that) you (intimate) know |
| वह | jaane(that) he/she knows |
| हम | jaanen(that) we know |
| तुम | jaano(that) you (familiar) know |
| आप | jaanen(that) you (respectful) know |
| वे/ये | jaanen(that) they know |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | jaanknow! (intimate) |
| तुम | jaanoknow! (familiar) |
| आप | jaanieknow! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaantaa huungaa, jaantii huungiiI probably know |
| तू | jaantaa hogaa, jaantii hogiiyou (intimate) probably know |
| वह | jaantaa hogaa, jaantii hogiihe/she probably knows |
| हम | jaante honge, jaantii hongiiwe probably know |
| तुम | jaante hoge, jaantii hogiiyou (familiar) probably know |
| आप | jaante honge, jaantii hongiiyou (respectful) probably know |
| वे/ये | jaante honge, jaantii hongiithey probably know |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | jaantaa, jaantiiI would know |
| तू | jaantaa, jaantiiyou (intimate) would know |
| वह | jaantaa, jaantiihe/she would know |
| हम | jaante, jaantiinwe would know |
| तुम | jaante, jaantiin, jaantiiyou (familiar) would know |
| आप | jaante, jaantiinyou (respectful) would know |
| वे/ये | jaante, jaantiinthey would know |
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