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HINDI VERB

बनना

to get made, to come out, to become

  • #16 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI get made
तुमyou get made
आपyou get made (politely)
वहhe/she gets made
हमwe get made
वेthey get made

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI got made
तुमyou got made
आपyou got made (politely)
वहhe/she got made
हमwe got made
वेthey got made

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to get made
तुमyou used to get made
आपyou used to get made (politely)
वहhe/she used to get made
हमwe used to get made
वेthey used to get made

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बनना

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

  1. Present

    हमारे घर में रोज़ ताज़ी रोटी बनती है.

    Fresh roti is made at our house every day.

  2. Continuous

    रसोई में अभी चाय बन रही है.

    Tea is being made in the kitchen right now.

  3. Past

    आज की दाल बहुत अच्छी बनी.

    Today's dal came out very well.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी के घर में रोज़ हलवा बनता था.

    Halwa used to be made at Dadi ji's house every day.

  5. Future

    रोहन बड़ा होकर डॉक्टर बनेगा.

    Rohan will become a doctor when he grows up.

  6. Subjunctive

    मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि मैं इंजीनियर बनूँ.

    Mummy ji wants me to become an engineer.

  7. Requests and commands

    अच्छा इंसान बनो, बस यही काफ़ी है.

    Be a good person, that alone is enough.

Good to know

  • बनना is what happens to the thing, खाना बनता है; बनाना is what the cook does, मैं खाना बनाता हूँ.
  • A person who becomes something also बनता है: वह डॉक्टर बनना चाहता है.

Where you hear बनना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • खाना रोज़ सात बजे बनता है. Dinner gets made at seven every day.
  • आज हलवा बहुत अच्छा बना. Today the halwa came out very well.
  • कल दुकान में जलेबी बनेगी. Tomorrow jalebi will be made at the shop.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • खाना रोज़ सात बजे बनता है. Dinner gets made at seven every day.
  • आज हलवा बहुत अच्छा बना. Today the halwa came out very well.
  • कल दुकान में जलेबी बनेगी. Tomorrow jalebi will be made at the shop.
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The First Call

Beginner Level 2 · खाना बन रहा है.

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Dadi ji's recipe

Beginner Level 2 · कितने पेड़े बनते हैं?

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One Day

Intermediate Level 1 · तुम डॉक्टर कैसे बनी?

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The Petha Shop

Intermediate Level 1 · यह कद्दू से बनता है?

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A Life in Eight Lines

Intermediate Level 1 · कुक बन गया. · खाना बनाना सीखा, और कुक बन गया.

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A Foggy Morning

Intermediate Level 2 · अगर पराठे बने हैं, तो ले आऊँगा. · बने होंगे. तो आठ बजे गेट पर?

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The First Dinner

Intermediate Level 2 · नहीं, यही करना चाहिए था. नीचे बना, ऊपर खाया.

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Mummy ji and Dadi ji Hear It

Intermediate Level 3 · तो तुम मेरे दामाद बन जाओगे. · इजाज़त? तुम मेरे बेटे बन गए. · अब तुम्हारी माँ मेरी समधन बन गई. · प्रिया उनकी बहू बन जाएगी.

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The Notary

Advanced Level 1 · हो जाएगा. एक घंटे में बन जाएगा. · और कॉपी कहाँ बनेगी?

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The Witnesses

Advanced Level 1 · राजू भैया, आप मेरे गवाह बनेंगे?

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The dealer's call

Advanced Level 1 · मेन रोड पर एक और, अभी-अभी बना.

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Chef Khanna's Offer

Advanced Level 1 · तुम्हारा बन गया है · मेन्यू तुम्हारा बन गया है, मेरा नहीं.

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