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HINDI VERB

दौड़ना

to run

  • #93 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use दौड़ना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर सुबह पार्क में दौड़ती हूँ.

    I run in the park every morning.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, बच्चे गली में दौड़ रहे हैं.

    Look, the children are running in the lane.

  3. Past

    बारिश शुरू हुई तो हम घर की ओर दौड़े.

    When the rain started, we ran towards home.

  4. Imperfect

    स्कूल में रोहन सबसे तेज़ दौड़ता था.

    At school Rohan used to run the fastest.

  5. Future

    नेहा कल की दौड़ में ज़रूर दौड़ेगी.

    Neha will definitely run in tomorrow's race.

  6. Subjunctive

    डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि मैं रोज़ थोड़ा दौड़ूँ.

    The doctor says I should run a little every day.

  7. Requests and commands

    जल्दी दौड़ो, ट्रेन छूट जाएगी!

    Run fast, the train will leave!

Good to know

  • दौड़ना takes no ने in the past, मैं दौड़ा, वह दौड़ी; the noun दौड़ is a race.

Where you hear दौड़ना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • मैं सुबह पार्क में दौड़ता हूँ. I run in the park in the morning.
  • मैं मेट्रो तक दौड़ी. I ran to the metro.
  • रविवार को हम साथ दौड़ेंगे. On Sunday we'll run together.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं सुबह पार्क में दौड़ता हूँ. I run in the park in the morning.
  • मैं मेट्रो तक दौड़ी. I ran to the metro.
  • रविवार को हम साथ दौड़ेंगे. On Sunday we'll run together.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.