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HINDI VERB

बदलना

to change

  • #102 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 change
तुमyou change
आपyou change (politely)
वहhe/she changes
हमwe change
वेthey change

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI changed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou changed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou changed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she changed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe changed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey changed (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 change
तुमyou used to change
आपyou used to change (politely)
वहhe/she used to change
हमwe used to change
वेthey used to change

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बदलना

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

  1. Present

    मेरी शिफ़्ट हर हफ़्ते बदलती है.

    My shift changes every week.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी दुकान का नाम बदल रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is changing the shop's name.

  3. Past

    हमने रसोई में कुछ नहीं बदला.

    We changed nothing in the kitchen.

  4. Imperfect

    रोहन हर महीने फ़ोन बदलता था.

    Rohan used to change phones every month.

  5. Future

    हम कमरे का रंग बदलेंगे.

    We'll change the colour of the room.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम यह पर्दा बदलो.

    I want you to change this curtain.

  7. Requests and commands

    गीले कपड़े बदलो, ठंड लग जाएगी.

    Change your wet clothes, you'll catch cold.

Good to know

  • With an object it takes ने: मैंने कपड़े बदले; by itself, no ने: मौसम बदला, मेरी शिफ़्ट बदल गई.

Where you hear बदलना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मेरी शिफ़्ट हर हफ़्ते बदलती है. My shift changes every week.
  • हमने रसोई में कुछ नहीं बदला. We changed nothing in the kitchen.
  • हम कमरे का रंग बदलेंगे. We'll change the colour of the room.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मेरी शिफ़्ट हर हफ़्ते बदलती है. My shift changes every week.
  • हमने रसोई में कुछ नहीं बदला. We changed nothing in the kitchen.
  • हम कमरे का रंग बदलेंगे. We'll change the colour of the room.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).