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HINDI VERB

आना

to come

  • #4 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI come
तुमyou come
आपyou come (politely)
वहhe/she comes
हमwe come
वेthey come

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI came
तुमyou came
आपyou came (politely)
वहhe/she came
हमwe came
वेthey came

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will come
तुमyou will come
आपyou will come (politely)
वहhe/she will come
हमwe will come
वेthey will come

Subjunctive

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

  1. मैं (that) I come
  2. तुम (that) you come
  3. आप (that) you come (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she come
  5. हम (that) we come
  6. वे (that) they come

Requests and commands

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

  1. तू come! (intimate)
  2. तुम come! (to a friend)
  3. आप come! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) come! (very politely)

How to use आना

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

  1. Present

    राजू भैया रोज़ सुबह दूध लेकर आते हैं.

    Raju bhaiya comes with the milk every morning.

  2. Continuous

    रुको, मैं अभी आ रहा हूँ.

    Wait, I'm coming right now.

  3. Past

    मीरा कल रात देर से घर आई.

    Meera came home late last night.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम हर गर्मी दिल्ली आते थे.

    As children we came to Delhi every summer.

  5. Future

    क्या आप कल हमारे घर आएंगे?

    Will you come to our house tomorrow?

  6. Subjunctive

    गुप्ता जी, क्या मैं अंदर आऊँ?

    Gupta ji, may I come in?

  7. Requests and commands

    कल शाम को चाय पर आइए.

    Come for tea tomorrow evening.

Good to know

  • आना also says what you know how to do: मुझे हिंदी आती है, I know Hindi.

Where you hear आना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Beginner Level 1

  • प्रिया रोज़ देर से आती है. Priya comes home late every day.
  • मैं कल रात दिल्ली आया. I came to Delhi last night.
  • गुप्ता जी कल आएंगे. Gupta ji will come tomorrow.

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • प्रिया रोज़ देर से आती है. Priya comes home late every day.
  • मैं कल रात दिल्ली आया. I came to Delhi last night.
  • गुप्ता जी कल आएंगे. Gupta ji will come tomorrow.
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Mummy ji at the Door

Beginner Level 1 · आइए, बैठिए. · आओ, आओ.

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The Room on the Roof

Beginner Level 1 · नीचे आओ, नोआ!

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Dal and Roti

Beginner Level 1 · नोआ, आओ, बैठो. · आओ, बेटा, खाओ.

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Milk and Eggs

Beginner Level 1 · धन्यवाद जी. फिर आइए!

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The Chai Stall

Beginner Level 1 · फिर आइए.

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Counting at the Counter

Beginner Level 1 · धन्यवाद जी. फिर आइए.

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Lamps on the Roof

Beginner Level 1 · नोआ, ऊपर आओ! · दादी जी, ऊपर आइए!

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Rice Pudding

Beginner Level 1 · बेटा, आओ. आज खीर.

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Sunday Lunch

Beginner Level 1 · सब आओ, खाओ!

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The First Call

Beginner Level 2 · मैं आ रहा हूँ. · मैं आ रही हूँ. · ध्यान से आना, नोआ.

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Dadi ji's village

Beginner Level 2 · आओ, बेटा. मेरे साथ.

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Dadi ji's courtyard

Beginner Level 2 · आओ, बेटा! अंदर आओ. · हाँ, खेत. कल आइए.

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