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HINDI VERB

चिंता करना

to worry

  • #196 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI worried (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou worried (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou worried (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she worried (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe worried (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey worried (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 worry
तुमyou used to worry
आपyou used to worry (politely)
वहhe/she used to worry
हमwe used to worry
वेthey used to worry

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चिंता करना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी हर छोटी बात की चिंता करती हैं.

    Mummy ji worries about every little thing.

  2. Continuous

    तुम क्यों चिंता कर रहे हो? सब ठीक है.

    Why are you worrying? Everything's fine.

  3. Past

    मैंने रात भर रिज़ल्ट की चिंता की.

    I worried about the result all night.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी हमेशा पैसों की चिंता करते थे.

    Papa ji always used to worry about money.

  5. Future

    तुम फ़ोन नहीं करोगे तो मैं चिंता करूँगी.

    If you don't call, I'll worry.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नहीं चाहता कि आप मेरी चिंता करें.

    I don't want you to worry about me.

  7. Requests and commands

    चिंता मत करो, मैं समय पर पहुँच जाऊँगी.

    Don't worry, I'll get there on time.

Good to know

  • What you worry about takes की: मैं तुम्हारी चिंता करता हूँ; चिंता is feminine, so the past is की.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).