हेरना
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit हेरइ (heraï), from Dravidian. Cognate with Gujarati હેરવું (hervũ), Marwari हेरणौ (herṇau) / 𑅱𑅓𑅭𑅢𑅒 (herṇu), Gojri ہَیرْنو (hairno), Nepali हेर्नु (hernu), Maithili हेरब (hērab) / 𑒯𑒺𑒩𑒥 (heraba), Odia ହେରିବା (heribā), Bengali হেরা (hera), Assamese হেৰ (her).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦeːɾ.nɑː/, [ɦeːɾ.näː]
Verb
हेरना • (hernā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ہیرنا)
- to look (at), to gaze
- to investigate
- (Braj Bhāshā) to detect (a fault)
- to search for, to hunt, to chase
Conjugation
Impersonal forms of
| Undeclined | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | हेर her | ||||
| Infinitive | हेरना hernā | ||||
| Oblique Infinitive | हेरने herne | ||||
| Conjunctive | हेरकर, हेरके herkar, herke | ||||
| Progressive | हेरते-हेरते herte-herte | ||||
| Participles | |||||
| dir m s | m p obl m s |
f s | f p | ||
| Infinitive | हेरना hernā |
हेरने herne |
हेरनी hernī |
हेरनीं hernī̃ | |
| Habitual | हेरता hertā |
हेरते herte |
हेरती hertī |
हेरतीं hertī̃ | |
| Perfective | हेरा herā |
हेरे here |
हेरी herī |
हेरीं herī̃ | |
| Prospective Agentive |
हेरनेवाला hernevālā |
हेरनेवाले hernevāle |
हेरनेवाली hernevālī |
हेरनेवालीं hernevālī̃ | |
| Adjectival | Perfective | हेरा हुआ herā huā |
हेरे हुए here hue |
हेरी हुई herī huī |
हेरी हुईं herī huī̃ |
| Habitual | हेरता हुआ hertā huā |
हेरते हुए herte hue |
हेरती हुई hertī huī |
हेरती हुईं hertī huī̃ | |
Personal forms of
| Non-Aspectual | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||||
| 1st मैं |
2nd तू |
3rd यह/वह, ये/वो |
2nd तुम |
1st हम |
3rd, 2nd ये/वो/वे, आप | |||
| Indicative | PERF | m | हेरा herā |
हेरे here | ||||
| f | हेरी herī |
हेरीं herī̃ | ||||||
| FUT | m | हेरूँगा herūṅgā |
हेरेगा heregā |
हेरोगे heroge |
हेरेंगे hereṅge | |||
| f | हेरूँगी herūṅgī |
हेरेगी heregī |
हेरोगी herogī |
हेरेंगी hereṅgī | ||||
| Subjunctive | FUT | m f |
हेरूँ herū̃ |
हेरे here |
हेरो hero |
हेरें herẽ | ||
| Contrafactual | PST | m | हेरता hertā |
हेरते herte | ||||
| f | हेरती hertī |
हेरतीं hertī̃ | ||||||
| Imperative | PRS | m f |
हेर her |
हेरो hero |
हेरिये1 heriye1 | |||
| FUT | m f |
हेरियो heriyo |
हेरना hernā |
हेरियेगा1 heriyegā1 | ||||
| Habitual Aspect | ||||||||
| Indicative | PRS | m | हेरता हूँ hertā hū̃ |
हेरता है hertā hai |
हेरते हो herte ho |
हेरते हैं herte ha͠i | ||
| f | हेरती हूँ hertī hū̃ |
हेरती है hertī hai |
हेरती हो hertī ho |
हेरती हैं hertī ha͠i | ||||
| PST | m | हेरता था hertā thā |
हेरते थे herte the | |||||
| f | हेरती थी hertī thī |
हेरती थीं hertī thī̃ | ||||||
| Presumptive | PRS PST |
m | हेरता हूँगा hertā hūṅgā |
हेरता होगा hertā hogā |
हेरते होगे herte hoge |
हेरते होंगे herte hoṅge | ||
| f | हेरती हूँगी hertī hūṅgī |
हेरती होगी hertī hogī |
हेरती होगी hertī hogī |
हेरती होंगी hertī hoṅgī | ||||
| Subjunctive | PRS | m | हेरता हूँ hertā hū̃ |
हेरता हो hertā ho |
हेरते हो herte ho |
हेरते हों herte hõ | ||
| f | हेरती हूँ hertī hū̃ |
हेरती हो hertī ho |
हेरती हो hertī ho |
हेरती हों hertī hõ | ||||
| Contrafactual | PST | m | हेरता होता hertā hotā |
हेरते होते herte hote | ||||
| f | हेरती होती hertī hotī |
हेरती होतीं hertī hotī̃ | ||||||
| Perfective Aspect | ||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||
| 1st मैं |
2nd तू |
3rd यह/वह, ये/वो |
2nd तुम |
1st हम |
3rd, 2nd ये/वो/वे, आप | |||
| Indicative | PRS | m | हेरा हूँ herā hū̃ |
हेरा है herā hai |
हेरे हो here ho |
हेरे हैं here ha͠i | ||
| f | हेरी हूँ herī hū̃ |
हेरी है herī hai |
हेरी हो herī ho |
हेरी हैं herī ha͠i | ||||
| PST | m | हेरा था herā thā |
हेरे थे here the | |||||
| f | हेरी थी herī thī |
हेरी थीं herī thī̃ | ||||||
| FUT | m | हेरा हूँगा herā hūṅgā |
हेरा होगा herā hogā |
हेरे होगे here hoge |
हेरे होंगे here hoṅge | |||
| f | हेरी हूँगी herī hūṅgī |
हेरी होगी herī hogī |
हेरी होगी herī hogī |
हेरी होंगी herī hoṅgī | ||||
| Presumptive | PRS PST |
m | हेरा हूँगा herā hūṅgā |
हेरा होगा herā hogā |
हेरे होगे here hoge |
हेरे होंगे here hoṅge | ||
| f | हेरी हूँगी herī hūṅgī |
हेरी होगी herī hogī |
हेरी होगी herī hogī |
हेरी होंगी herī hoṅgī | ||||
| Subjunctive | PRS | m | हेरा हूँ herā hū̃ |
हेरा हो herā ho |
हेरे हो here ho |
हेरे हों here hõ | ||
| f | हेरी हूँ herī hū̃ |
हेरी हो herī ho |
हेरी हो herī ho |
हेरी हों herī hõ | ||||
| FUT | m | हेरा होऊँ herā hoū̃ |
हेरा होए herā hoe |
हेरे होओ here hoo |
हेरे होएँ here hoẽ | |||
| f | हेरी होऊँ herī hoū̃ |
हेरी होए herī hoe |
हेरी होओ herī hoo |
हेरी होएँ herī hoẽ | ||||
| Contrafactual | PST | m | हेरा होता herā hotā |
हेरे होते here hote | ||||
| f | हेरी होती herī hotī |
हेरी होतीं herī hotī̃ | ||||||
| Progressive Aspect | ||||||||
| Indicative | PRS | m | हेर रहा हूँ her rahā hū̃ |
हेर रहा है her rahā hai |
हेर रहे हो her rahe ho |
हेर रहे हैं her rahe ha͠i | ||
| f | हेर रही हूँ her rahī hū̃ |
हेर रही है her rahī hai |
हेर रही हो her rahī ho |
हेर रही हैं her rahī ha͠i | ||||
| PST | m | हेर रहा था her rahā thā |
हेर रहे थे her rahe the | |||||
| f | हेर रही थी her rahī thī |
हेर रही थीं her rahī thī̃ | ||||||
| FUT | m | हेर रहा हूँगा her rahā hūṅgā |
हेर रहा होगा her rahā hogā |
हेर रहे होगे her rahe hoge |
हेर रहे होंगे her rahe hoṅge | |||
| f | हेर रही हूँगी her rahī hūṅgī |
हेर रही होगी her rahī hogī |
हेर रही होगी her rahī hogī |
हेर रही होंगी her rahī hoṅgī | ||||
| Presumptive | PRS PST FUT |
m | हेर रहा हूँगा her rahā hūṅgā |
हेर रहा होगा her rahā hogā |
हेर रहे होगे her rahe hoge |
हेर रहे होंगे her rahe hoṅge | ||
| f | हेर रही हूँगी her rahī hūṅgī |
हेर रही होगी her rahī hogī |
हेर रही होगी her rahī hogī |
हेर रही होंगी her rahī hoṅgī | ||||
| Subjunctive | PRS | m | हेर रहा हूँ her rahā hū̃ |
हेर रहा हो her rahā ho |
हेर रहे हो her rahe ho |
हेर रहे हों her rahe hõ | ||
| f | हेर रही हूँ her rahī hū̃ |
हेर रही हो her rahī ho |
हेर रही हो her rahī ho |
हेर रही हों her rahī hõ | ||||
| FUT | m | हेर रहा होऊँ her rahā hoū̃ |
हेर रहा होए her rahā hoe |
हेर रहे होओ her rahe hoo |
हेर रहे होएँ her rahe hoẽ | |||
| f | हेर रही होऊँ her rahī hoū̃ |
हेर रही होए her rahī hoe |
हेर रही होओ her rahī hoo |
हेर रही होएँ her rahī hoẽ | ||||
| Contrafactual | PST | m | हेर रहा होता her rahā hotā |
हेर रहे होते her rahe hote | ||||
| f | हेर रही होती her rahī hotī |
हेर रही होतीं her rahī hotī̃ | ||||||
| 1st मैं |
2nd तू |
3rd यह/वह, ये/वो |
2nd तुम |
1st हम |
3rd, 2nd ये/वो/वे, आप | |||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||
1The forms हेरिये (heriye) and हेरियेगा (heriyegā) can also be spelled without the y: हेरिए (herie) and हेरिएगा (heriegā).
Derived terms
- हेरना-फेरना (hernā-phernā, “to interchange”)
- हेरा-फेरी (herā-pherī, “adjustment, manipulation”)
- हेर-फेर (her-pher, “exchange, confusion”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हेरना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hērati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press