Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she rains |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she is raining |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she rained |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she used to rain |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she will rain |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- वह (that) he/she rain
How to use बारिश होना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दिल्ली में जुलाई में बहुत बारिश होती है.
It rains a lot in Delhi in July.
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Continuous
बाहर ज़ोर की बारिश हो रही है, छाता ले लो.
It's raining hard outside, take an umbrella.
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Past
कल रात पूरे शहर में तेज़ बारिश हुई.
Last night it rained heavily all over the city.
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Imperfect
मेरे गाँव में हर शाम बारिश होती थी.
In my village it used to rain every evening.
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Future
मौसम वाले कह रहे हैं कि कल बारिश होगी.
The weather people say it will rain tomorrow.
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Subjunctive
काश आज थोड़ी बारिश हो, बहुत गर्मी है.
I wish it would rain a little today, it's so hot.
Good to know
- बारिश is the subject and it is feminine, so the verb is always feminine: बारिश हो रही है, कल बारिश हुई; there is no "it".
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: impersonal verb.