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
बचत करना
to save (money)
- #278 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 बचत करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर महीने थोड़ी बचत करता हूँ.
I save a little every month.
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Continuous
हम नए घर के लिए बचत कर रहे हैं.
We're saving for a new house.
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Past
इस साल मैंने एक लाख रुपये की बचत की.
This year I saved one lakh rupees.
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Imperfect
दादी जी हर महीने चुपचाप बचत करती थीं.
Dadi ji used to quietly save every month.
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Future
अगले साल से मैं ज़्यादा बचत करूँगा.
From next year I'll save more.
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Subjunctive
मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि मैं शादी के लिए बचत करूँ.
Mummy ji wants me to save for the wedding.
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Requests and commands
हर तनख्वाह से थोड़ी बचत करो.
Save a little from every salary.
Good to know
- बचत is feminine, so the past is बचत की; पैसे बचाना says the same with a plain verb.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).