Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI discuss | ||
| तुमyou discuss | ||
| आपyou discuss (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she discusses | ||
| हमwe discuss | ||
| वेthey discuss |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am discussing | ||
| तुमyou are discussing | ||
| आपyou are discussing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is discussing | ||
| हमwe are discussing | ||
| वेthey are discussing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI discussed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou discussed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou discussed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she discussed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe discussed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey discussed (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 discuss | ||
| तुमyou used to discuss | ||
| आपyou used to discuss (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to discuss | ||
| हमwe used to discuss | ||
| वेthey used to discuss |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will discuss | ||
| तुमyou will discuss | ||
| आपyou will discuss (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will discuss | ||
| हमwe will discuss | ||
| वेthey will discuss |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I discuss
- तुम (that) you discuss
- आप (that) you discuss (politely)
- वह (that) he/she discuss
- हम (that) we discuss
- वे (that) they discuss
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू discuss! (intimate)
- तुम discuss! (to a friend)
- आप discuss! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) discuss! (very politely)
How to use चर्चा करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
हम हर सोमवार मीटिंग में बजट पर चर्चा करते हैं.
We discuss the budget in the meeting every Monday.
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Continuous
दोनों भाई शादी की तारीख पर चर्चा कर रहे हैं.
The two brothers are discussing the wedding date.
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Past
कल हमने क्लास में इस कविता पर चर्चा की.
Yesterday we discussed this poem in class.
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Imperfect
पापा जी हर शाम पड़ोसियों से राजनीति की चर्चा करते थे.
Papa ji used to discuss politics with the neighbours every evening.
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Future
हम इस पर कल ऑफ़िस में चर्चा करेंगे.
We'll discuss this in the office tomorrow.
-
Subjunctive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि हम पहले खर्च पर चर्चा करें.
I want us to discuss the expenses first.
-
Requests and commands
इस बारे में अपने परिवार से चर्चा करो.
Discuss this with your family.
Good to know
- चर्चा is feminine, so the past is चर्चा की; the topic takes पर or की: हमने बजट पर चर्चा की.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).