Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI flow | ||
| तुमyou flow | ||
| आपyou flow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she flows | ||
| हमwe flow | ||
| वेthey flow |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am flowing | ||
| तुमyou are flowing | ||
| आपyou are flowing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is flowing | ||
| हमwe are flowing | ||
| वेthey are flowing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI flowed | ||
| तुमyou flowed | ||
| आपyou flowed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she flowed | ||
| हमwe flowed | ||
| वेthey flowed |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to flow | ||
| तुमyou used to flow | ||
| आपyou used to flow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to flow | ||
| हमwe used to flow | ||
| वेthey used to flow |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will flow | ||
| तुमyou will flow | ||
| आपyou will flow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will flow | ||
| हमwe will flow | ||
| वेthey will flow |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I flow
- तुम (that) you flow
- आप (that) you flow (politely)
- वह (that) he/she flow
- हम (that) we flow
- वे (that) they flow
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू flow! (intimate)
- तुम flow! (to a friend)
- आप flow! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) flow! (very politely)
How to use बहना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
यमुना दिल्ली के बीच से बहती है.
The Yamuna flows through the middle of Delhi.
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Continuous
नल खुला है, पानी बह रहा है!
The tap is open, the water is running!
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Past
बारिश में सड़क पर नाले का पानी बहा.
In the rain the drain water flowed onto the road.
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Imperfect
पहले इस गली के पास एक साफ़ नहर बहती थी.
A clean canal used to flow near this lane.
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Future
अगर बाँध टूटा, तो पानी गाँव में बहेगा.
If the dam breaks, water will flow into the village.
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Subjunctive
नाली साफ़ करो, ताकि पानी ठीक से बहे.
Clean the drain, so the water flows properly.
-
Requests and commands
हर बात में भीड़ के साथ मत बहो.
Don't go along with the crowd in everything.
Good to know
- No ने in the past: नदी बही, पानी बहा; बहना is also a nose running, नाक बह रही है, and a wind blowing, हवा बह रही है.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.