Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI save | ||
| तुमyou save | ||
| आपyou save (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she saves | ||
| हमwe save | ||
| वेthey save |
HINDI VERB
बचाना
to save, to rescue
- #175 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am saving | ||
| तुमyou are saving | ||
| आपyou are saving (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is saving | ||
| हमwe are saving | ||
| वेthey are saving |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI saved (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou saved (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou saved (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she saved (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe saved (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey saved (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 save | ||
| तुमyou used to save | ||
| आपyou used to save (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to save | ||
| हमwe used to save | ||
| वेthey used to save |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will save | ||
| तुमyou will save | ||
| आपyou will save (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will save | ||
| हमwe will save | ||
| वेthey will save |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I save
- तुम (that) you save
- आप (that) you save (politely)
- वह (that) he/she save
- हम (that) we save
- वे (that) they save
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू save! (intimate)
- तुम save! (to a friend)
- आप save! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) save! (very politely)
How to use बचाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर महीने थोड़े पैसे बचाता हूँ.
I save a little money every month.
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Continuous
हम नए घर के लिए पैसे बचा रहे हैं.
We're saving money for a new house.
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Past
राजू भैया ने डूबते बच्चे को बचाया.
Raju bhaiya saved a drowning child.
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Imperfect
पहले हम मेट्रो से बहुत समय बचाते थे.
We used to save a lot of time with the metro.
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Future
यह नया फ़्रिज बहुत बिजली बचाएगा.
This new fridge will save a lot of electricity.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि हम पानी बचाएं.
I want us to save water.
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Requests and commands
पानी बचाओ, नल बंद करो.
Save water, turn off the tap.
Good to know
- बचाना is saving someone, or money or time; बचना is being saved or escaping: मैंने पैसे बचाए, मैं बाल-बाल बचा.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).