Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am left over | ||
| तुमyou are left over | ||
| आपyou are left over (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is left over | ||
| हमwe are left over | ||
| वेthey are left over |
HINDI VERB
बचना
to be left over, to be saved
- #174 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am being left over | ||
| तुमyou are being left over | ||
| आपyou are being left over (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is being left over | ||
| हमwe are being left over | ||
| वेthey are being left over |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI was left over | ||
| तुमyou were left over | ||
| आपyou were left over (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she was left over | ||
| हमwe were left over | ||
| वेthey were left over |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to be left over | ||
| तुमyou used to be left over | ||
| आपyou used to be left over (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to be left over | ||
| हमwe used to be left over | ||
| वेthey used to be left over |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will be left over | ||
| तुमyou will be left over | ||
| आपyou will be left over (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will be left over | ||
| हमwe will be left over | ||
| वेthey will be left over |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I be left over
- तुम (that) you be left over
- आप (that) you be left over (politely)
- वह (that) he/she be left over
- हम (that) we be left over
- वे (that) they be left over
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू be left over! (intimate)
- तुम be left over! (to a friend)
- आप be left over! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) be left over! (very politely)
How to use बचना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
किराये के बाद मेरी तनख्वाह से बहुत कम बचता है.
After the rent, very little is left from my salary.
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Continuous
इस महीने खर्च कम है, इसलिए पैसे बच रहे हैं.
Expenses are low this month, so money is being saved.
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Past
रात के खाने से सिर्फ़ दो रोटियाँ बचीं.
Only two rotis were left from dinner.
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Imperfect
पहले दादी जी के पास हर महीने कुछ पैसे बचते थे.
Earlier Dadi ji used to have some money left every month.
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Future
मेट्रो से जाओगे तो हर दिन सौ रुपये बचेंगे.
If you go by metro, you'll save a hundred rupees every day.
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Subjunctive
छतरी ले लो, ताकि तुम बारिश से बचो.
Take an umbrella, so that you stay out of the rain.
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Requests and commands
दादी जी, दोपहर की धूप से बचिए.
Dadi ji, stay out of the afternoon sun.
Good to know
- No ने: थोड़ा पैसा बचा, दो रोटियाँ बचीं; बचाना is to save or rescue something yourself.
- बचना is also to escape or stay away from, with से: धूप से बचना, बाल-बाल बचना.
Where you hear बचना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- हर महीने थोड़ा बचता है. A little is left over every month.
- किराये के बाद बीस हज़ार बचे. After the rent, twenty thousand were left.
- इस महीने कुछ नहीं बचेगा. Nothing will be left this month.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- हर महीने थोड़ा बचता है. A little is left over every month.
- किराये के बाद बीस हज़ार बचे. After the rent, twenty thousand were left.
- इस महीने कुछ नहीं बचेगा. Nothing will be left this month.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.