HINDI VERB

बसना

to settle (in a place)

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

इस इलाके में बहुत लोग बिहार से आकर बसते हैं.

Many people from Bihar come and settle in this area.
Continuous

नए लोग अब गुड़गाँव में बस रहे हैं.

New people are settling in Gurgaon now.
Past

हमारा परिवार साठ साल पहले दिल्ली में बसा.

Our family settled in Delhi sixty years ago.
Imperfect

पहले लोग नदी के किनारे ही बसते थे.

People used to settle only on river banks.
Future

शादी के बाद हम पुणे में बसेंगे.

After the wedding we'll settle in Pune.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहता हूँ कि मेरे बच्चे अपने ही देश में बसें.

I want my children to settle in their own country.
Requests and commands

कहीं एक जगह बसो, हर साल शहर मत बदलो.

Settle down in one place, don't change cities every year.

Where you settle takes में and there is no ने: हम दिल्ली में बसे; घर बसाना is to set up a home.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.