Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI rise | ||
| तुमyou rise | ||
| आपyou rise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she rises | ||
| हमwe rise | ||
| वेthey rise |
HINDI VERB
बढ़ना
to rise, to grow, to move ahead
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- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am rising | ||
| तुमyou are rising | ||
| आपyou are rising (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is rising | ||
| हमwe are rising | ||
| वेthey are rising |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI rose | ||
| तुमyou rose | ||
| आपyou rose (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she rose | ||
| हमwe rose | ||
| वेthey rose |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to rise | ||
| तुमyou used to rise | ||
| आपyou used to rise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to rise | ||
| हमwe used to rise | ||
| वेthey used to rise |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will rise | ||
| तुमyou will rise | ||
| आपyou will rise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will rise | ||
| हमwe will rise | ||
| वेthey will rise |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I rise
- तुम (that) you rise
- आप (that) you rise (politely)
- वह (that) he/she rise
- हम (that) we rise
- वे (that) they rise
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू rise! (intimate)
- तुम rise! (to a friend)
- आप rise! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) rise! (very politely)
How to use बढ़ना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दिल्ली में हर साल किराया बढ़ता है.
In Delhi the rent goes up every year.
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Continuous
सब्ज़ियों के दाम फिर बढ़ रहे हैं.
Vegetable prices are rising again.
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Past
इस महीने दूध का दाम दो रुपये बढ़ा.
This month the price of milk rose by two rupees.
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Imperfect
पहले हमारी दुकान की बिक्री हर साल बढ़ती थी.
Our shop's sales used to grow every year.
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Future
अगले साल मेरी सैलरी ज़रूर बढ़ेगी.
Next year my salary will surely go up.
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Subjunctive
शायद इस साल कारोबार थोड़ा बढ़े.
Maybe business will grow a little this year.
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Requests and commands
लाइन में आगे बढ़ो, भाई!
Move ahead in the line, brother!
Good to know
- बढ़ना is for what goes up by itself, दाम बढ़े, the prices rose; to raise them is बढ़ाना.
- आगे बढ़ो! is "go ahead", "move on", in a queue or in life.
Where you hear बढ़ना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 1
- किराये हर साल बढ़ते हैं. Rents rise every year.
- इस साल किराया बढ़ा. The rent rose this year.
- किराया फिर बढ़ेगा. The rent will rise again.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- किराये हर साल बढ़ते हैं. Rents rise every year.
- इस साल किराया बढ़ा. The rent rose this year.
- किराया फिर बढ़ेगा. The rent will rise again.
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Where to live
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Advanced Level 1 · बढ़ गए होंगे
The Rent and the Agreement
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Advanced Level 1 · ग्यारह महीने किराया नहीं बढ़ेगा.
The Terms
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Advanced Level 2 · इस शर्त पर कि किराया बाद में बढ़े.
The landlord's rise
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Advanced Level 2 · और अगले महीने से किराया बढ़ेगा.
Ready
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Fluency Level 3 · अगला! आगे बढ़िए.
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