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HINDI VERB

बात करना

to talk

  • #37 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI talked (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou talked (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou talked (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she talked (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe talked (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey talked (agrees with the object)

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बात करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ शाम को दादी जी से बात करता हूँ.

    Every evening I talk with Dadi ji.

  2. Continuous

    धीरे बोलो, मैं फ़ोन पर बात कर रही हूँ.

    Speak softly, I'm talking on the phone.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल गुप्ता जी से किराए के बारे में बात की.

    Yesterday I talked to Gupta ji about the rent.

  4. Imperfect

    हम कॉलेज में घंटों बात करते थे.

    In college we used to talk for hours.

  5. Future

    मैं कल सुबह बॉस से बात करूँगा.

    I'll talk to the boss tomorrow morning.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं उनसे अभी बात करूँ?

    Shall I talk to them now?

  7. Requests and commands

    मीरा से थोड़ा आराम से बात कीजिए.

    Talk to Meera a little more calmly.

Good to know

  • The person you talk to takes से, what you talk about takes के बारे में: मैं रोहन से काम के बारे में बात करता हूँ.

Where you hear बात करना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ माँ से बात करता हूँ. I talk to my mother every day.
  • मैंने शेफ़ से बात की. I talked to Chef.
  • मैं पापा जी से बात करूँगा. I'll talk to Papa ji.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ माँ से बात करता हूँ. I talk to my mother every day.
  • मैंने शेफ़ से बात की. I talked to Chef.
  • मैं पापा जी से बात करूँगा. I'll talk to Papa ji.
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Yes, Chef

Beginner Level 3 · सब कुछ. बात मत करो, सुनो.

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One Day

Intermediate Level 1 · बहुत. पर डॉक्टर ने मुझसे बात की.

Needs a subscription 21
The Property Dealer

Intermediate Level 2 · हमें नेहा से बात करनी है.

Needs a subscription 26
The Question

Intermediate Level 3 · पापा जी से बात करूँगा.

Needs a subscription 27
The News in the Kitchen

Intermediate Level 3 · पापा जी से बात करूँ.

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The Producer's Call

Fluency Level 1 · फिर बात करते हैं. · ठीक सात बजे. फिर बात करते हैं.

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