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HINDI VERB

भूलना

to forget

  • #68 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI forget
तुमyou forget
आपyou forget (politely)
वहhe/she forgets
हमwe forget
वेthey forget

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use भूलना

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

  1. Present

    मैं अक्सर लोगों के नाम भूलता हूँ.

    I often forget people's names.

  2. Continuous

    मैं आज सब कुछ भूल रही हूँ.

    I'm forgetting everything today.

  3. Past

    मैं वह दिन कभी नहीं भूला.

    I never forgot that day.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मैं हमेशा चाबी भूलती थी.

    As a child I always used to forget the key.

  5. Future

    मैं यह शहर कभी नहीं भूलूँगा.

    I'll never forget this city.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नोट लिखती हूँ ताकि कुछ न भूलूँ.

    I write notes so that I don't forget anything.

  7. Requests and commands

    कल दवा लेना मत भूलो.

    Don't forget to take the medicine tomorrow.

Good to know

  • भूलना takes no ने in the past: मैं भूला, not मैंने; in speech it usually comes as भूल जाना: मैं नाम भूल गया.

Where you hear भूलना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं नाम भूल जाता हूँ. I forget names.
  • अर्जुन चार्जर भूल गया. Arjun forgot the charger.
  • मैं यह दिन कभी नहीं भूलूँगी. I'll never forget this day.

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं नाम भूल जाता हूँ. I forget names.
  • अर्जुन चार्जर भूल गया. Arjun forgot the charger.
  • मैं यह दिन कभी नहीं भूलूँगी. I'll never forget this day.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.