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HINDI VERB

चलना

to go, to walk, to move along

  • #18 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चलना

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

  1. Present

    रोज़ सुबह मैं आधा घंटा चलता हूँ.

    Every morning I walk for half an hour.

  2. Continuous

    गाड़ी बहुत धीरे चल रही है.

    The car is moving very slowly.

  3. Past

    हम स्टेशन तक पैदल चले.

    We walked to the station.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी पहले रोज़ दफ़्तर तक चलते थे.

    Papa ji used to walk to the office every day.

  5. Future

    यह बस कितने बजे चलेगी?

    What time will this bus leave?

  6. Subjunctive

    चलो, अब हम सब घर चलें!

    Come on, let's all go home now!

  7. Requests and commands

    मेरे साथ चलो, बाज़ार पास ही है.

    Come with me, the market is close by.

Good to know

  • चलो! and चलें! are "let's go"; चलता है also means it works or runs (यह पंखा नहीं चलता).

Where you hear चलना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ बाज़ार तक चलता हूँ. I walk to the market every day.
  • कल मेट्रो देर से चली. Yesterday the metro ran late.
  • हम कल सुबह चलेंगे. We'll go tomorrow morning.

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ बाज़ार तक चलता हूँ. I walk to the market every day.
  • कल मेट्रो देर से चली. Yesterday the metro ran late.
  • हम कल सुबह चलेंगे. We'll go tomorrow morning.
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Namaste, Delhi

Beginner Level 1 · चलो, चलें!

Free 4
The Room on the Roof

Beginner Level 1 · तुम्हारा कमरा ऊपर है, छत पर. चलो.

Needs a subscription 17
What Time Is It

Beginner Level 1 · जल्दी चलो!

Needs a subscription 27
An Auto to India Gate

Beginner Level 1 · ठीक है! चलिए.

Needs a subscription 9
Shall We Eat?

Beginner Level 3 · मेट्रो से चलें? · चलो, घर चलें. · तीन साल से. कल साथ चलें? · ठीक है. चलो, शेफ़ बुला रहे हैं.

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We Came by Train

Intermediate Level 1 · हम कितनी देर चले? बीस मिनट!

Needs a subscription 28
The Night Train

Intermediate Level 1 · हाँ. और गाड़ी अभी-अभी चली.

Needs a subscription 22
The Second Floor

Intermediate Level 2 · कोई ज़रूरत नहीं. पंप अपने आप चलता है.

Needs a subscription 24
Moving Day

Intermediate Level 2 · रिंग रोड से चलेंगे, बाज़ार से बचने के लिए. · अब चलें, ताकि गर्मी से पहले पहुँचें.

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Terminal Three at Dawn

Intermediate Level 3 · ज़रूर! चलो, कोहरा बढ़ रहा है.

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Dadi ji's Blessing

Intermediate Level 3 · वो नर्स हैं, दिन भर चलती हैं.

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Raju bhaiya's Auto

Intermediate Level 3 · राजू भैया, बाज़ार चलिए, धीरे-धीरे. · सुना है कि अमेरिका में कोई पैदल नहीं चलता.

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And 18 more lessons.

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