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बताना

bataanaa

to tell, to inform

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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

बताना: Present habitual
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataataa huun, bataatii huunI tell
तू	bataataa hai, bataatii haiyou (intimate) tell
वह	bataataa hai, bataatii haihe/she tells
हम	bataate hain, bataatii hainwe tell
तुम	bataate ho, bataatii hoyou (familiar) tell
आप	bataate hain, bataatii hainyou (respectful) tell
वे/ये	bataate hain, bataatii hainthey tell

Present progressive

बताना: Present progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataa rahaa huun, bataa rahii huunI am telling
तू	bataa rahaa hai, bataa rahii haiyou (intimate) are telling
वह	bataa rahaa hai, bataa rahii haihe/she is telling
हम	bataa rahe hain, bataa rahii hainwe are telling
तुम	bataa rahe ho, bataa rahii hoyou (familiar) are telling
आप	bataa rahe hain, bataa rahii hainyou (respectful) are telling
वे/ये	bataa rahe hain, bataa rahii hainthey are telling

Present perfect

बताना: Present perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	mainne bataayaa hai, mainne bataaii haiI have told (masculine or feminine object)
तू	tuune bataayaa hai, tuune bataaii haiyou (intimate) have told (masculine or feminine object)
वह	usne bataayaa hai, usne bataaii haihe/she has told (masculine or feminine object)
हम	hamne bataayaa hai, hamne bataaii haiwe have told (masculine or feminine object)
तुम	tumne bataayaa hai, tumne bataaii haiyou (familiar) have told (masculine or feminine object)
आप	aapne bataayaa hai, aapne bataaii haiyou (respectful) have told (masculine or feminine object)
वे/ये	unhonne bataayaa hai, unhonne bataaii haithey have told (masculine or feminine object)

Past

Simple past

बताना: Simple past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	mainne bataayaa, mainne bataaiiI told (masculine or feminine object)
तू	tuune bataayaa, tuune bataaiiyou (intimate) told (masculine or feminine object)
वह	usne bataayaa, usne bataaiihe/she told (masculine or feminine object)
हम	hamne bataayaa, hamne bataaiiwe told (masculine or feminine object)
तुम	tumne bataayaa, tumne bataaiiyou (familiar) told (masculine or feminine object)
आप	aapne bataayaa, aapne bataaiiyou (respectful) told (masculine or feminine object)
वे/ये	unhonne bataayaa, unhonne bataaiithey told (masculine or feminine object)

Past habitual

बताना: Past habitual
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataataa thaa, bataatii thiiI used to tell
तू	bataataa thaa, bataatii thiiyou (intimate) used to tell
वह	bataataa thaa, bataatii thiihe/she used to tell
हम	bataate the, bataatii thiinwe used to tell
तुम	bataate the, bataatii thiin, bataatii thiiyou (familiar) used to tell
आप	bataate the, bataatii thiinyou (respectful) used to tell
वे/ये	bataate the, bataatii thiinthey used to tell

Past progressive

बताना: Past progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataa rahaa thaa, bataa rahii thiiI was telling
तू	bataa rahaa thaa, bataa rahii thiiyou (intimate) were telling
वह	bataa rahaa thaa, bataa rahii thiihe/she was telling
हम	bataa rahe the, bataa rahii thiinwe were telling
तुम	bataa rahe the, bataa rahii thiin, bataa rahii thiiyou (familiar) were telling
आप	bataa rahe the, bataa rahii thiinyou (respectful) were telling
वे/ये	bataa rahe the, bataa rahii thiinthey were telling

Past perfect

बताना: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	mainne bataayaa thaa, mainne bataaii thiiI had told (masculine or feminine object)
तू	tuune bataayaa thaa, tuune bataaii thiiyou (intimate) had told (masculine or feminine object)
वह	usne bataayaa thaa, usne bataaii thiihe/she had told (masculine or feminine object)
हम	hamne bataayaa thaa, hamne bataaii thiiwe had told (masculine or feminine object)
तुम	tumne bataayaa thaa, tumne bataaii thiiyou (familiar) had told (masculine or feminine object)
आप	aapne bataayaa thaa, aapne bataaii thiiyou (respectful) had told (masculine or feminine object)
वे/ये	unhonne bataayaa thaa, unhonne bataaii thiithey had told (masculine or feminine object)

Future

बताना: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataauungaa, bataauungiiI will tell
तू	bataaegaa, bataaegiiyou (intimate) will tell
वह	bataaegaa, bataaegiihe/she will tell
हम	bataaenge, bataaengiiwe will tell
तुम	bataaoge, bataaogiiyou (familiar) will tell
आप	bataaenge, bataaengiiyou (respectful) will tell
वे/ये	bataaenge, bataaengiithey will tell

Mood

Subjunctive

बताना: Subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataauun(that) I tell
तू	bataae(that) you (intimate) tell
वह	bataae(that) he/she tells
हम	bataaen(that) we tell
तुम	bataao(that) you (familiar) tell
आप	bataaen(that) you (respectful) tell
वे/ये	bataaen(that) they tell

Imperative

बताना: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
तू	bataatell! (intimate)
तुम	bataaotell! (familiar)
आप	bataaietell! (respectful)

Presumptive

बताना: Presumptive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataataa huungaa, bataatii huungiiI probably tell
तू	bataataa hogaa, bataatii hogiiyou (intimate) probably tell
वह	bataataa hogaa, bataatii hogiihe/she probably tells
हम	bataate honge, bataatii hongiiwe probably tell
तुम	bataate hoge, bataatii hogiiyou (familiar) probably tell
आप	bataate honge, bataatii hongiiyou (respectful) probably tell
वे/ये	bataate honge, bataatii hongiithey probably tell

Counterfactual

बताना: Counterfactual
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
मैं	bataataa, bataatiiI would tell
तू	bataataa, bataatiiyou (intimate) would tell
वह	bataataa, bataatiihe/she would tell
हम	bataate, bataatiinwe would tell
तुम	bataate, bataatiin, bataatiiyou (familiar) would tell
आप	bataate, bataatiinyou (respectful) would tell
वे/ये	bataate, bataatiinthey would tell

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