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HINDI VERB

बहस करना

to argue

  • #292 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 argue
तुमyou argue
आपyou argue (politely)
वहhe/she argues
हमwe argue
वेthey argue

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बहस करना

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

  1. Present

    रोहन हर बात पर मुझसे बहस करता है.

    Rohan argues with me about everything.

  2. Continuous

    बाहर दो ऑटो वाले किराए पर बहस कर रहे हैं.

    Outside, two auto drivers are arguing about the fare.

  3. Past

    कल मैंने पापा जी से बेकार में बहस की.

    Yesterday I argued with Papa ji for nothing.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम दोनों भाई-बहन रोज़ बहस करते थे.

    As children, my brother and I used to argue every day.

  5. Future

    मैं अब इस बात पर बहस नहीं करूँगा.

    I won't argue about this any more.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नहीं चाहती कि तुम मम्मी जी से बहस करो.

    I don't want you to argue with Mummy ji.

  7. Requests and commands

    बड़ों से बहस मत करो, चुपचाप सुनो.

    Don't argue with your elders, just listen.

Good to know

  • बहस is feminine, so the past is बहस की; the other person takes से: मुझसे बहस मत करो.

Verbs like this one

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