Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI sell | ||
| तुमyou sell | ||
| आपyou sell (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she sells | ||
| हमwe sell | ||
| वेthey sell |
HINDI VERB
बेचना
to sell
- #80 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am selling | ||
| तुमyou are selling | ||
| आपyou are selling (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is selling | ||
| हमwe are selling | ||
| वेthey are selling |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI sold (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou sold (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou sold (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she sold (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe sold (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey sold (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 sell | ||
| तुमyou used to sell | ||
| आपyou used to sell (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to sell | ||
| हमwe used to sell | ||
| वेthey used to sell |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will sell | ||
| तुमyou will sell | ||
| आपyou will sell (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will sell | ||
| हमwe will sell | ||
| वेthey will sell |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I sell
- तुम (that) you sell
- आप (that) you sell (politely)
- वह (that) he/she sell
- हम (that) we sell
- वे (that) they sell
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू sell! (intimate)
- तुम sell! (to a friend)
- आप sell! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) sell! (very politely)
How to use बेचना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गुप्ता जी बाज़ार में कपड़े बेचते हैं.
Gupta ji sells clothes in the market.
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Continuous
रोहन अपनी पुरानी बाइक बेच रहा है.
Rohan is selling his old bike.
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Past
हमने पिछले महीने गाँव का घर बेचा.
Last month we sold the house in the village.
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Imperfect
गुप्ता जी पहले फल बेचते थे.
Gupta ji used to sell fruit before.
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Future
मैं अपनी पुरानी किताबें बेचूँगी.
I'll sell my old books.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं यह लैपटॉप ऑनलाइन बेचूँ?
Shall I sell this laptop online?
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Requests and commands
यह साइकिल इतनी सस्ती मत बेचो.
Don't sell this bicycle so cheap.
Good to know
- Whom you sell to takes को: उसने मुझे पुरानी साइकिल बेची.
Where you hear बेचना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- हम हर दीवाली पाँच सौ डिब्बे बेचते हैं. We sell five hundred boxes every Diwali.
- आज हमने चार सौ डिब्बे बेचे. Today we sold four hundred boxes.
- कल हम पाँचवाँ सौ बेचेंगे. Tomorrow we'll sell the fifth hundred.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).