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HINDI VERB

देखना

to look, to see, to watch

  • #10 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 look
तुमyou look
आपyou look (politely)
वहhe/she looks
हमwe look
वेthey look

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use देखना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर शनिवार एक हिंदी फ़िल्म देखता हूँ.

    I watch a Hindi film every Saturday.

  2. Continuous

    सब लोग क्रिकेट मैच देख रहे हैं.

    Everyone is watching the cricket match.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल बाज़ार में नेहा को देखा.

    I saw Neha at the market yesterday.

  4. Imperfect

    हम हर रात साथ में टीवी देखते थे.

    We used to watch TV together every night.

  5. Future

    हम कल सुबह ताजमहल देखेंगे.

    We'll see the Taj Mahal tomorrow morning.

  6. Subjunctive

    चलो, आज रात एक पुरानी फ़िल्म देखें.

    Come on, let's watch an old film tonight.

  7. Requests and commands

    ऊपर देखो, कितना सुंदर चाँद है!

    Look up, what a beautiful moon!

Good to know

  • देखो! is "look!"; देखना is also to check: ज़रा देखो, दूध उबल गया?

Where you hear देखना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ क्रिकेट देखता हूँ. I watch cricket every day.
  • मैंने कल इंडिया गेट देखा. I saw India Gate yesterday.
  • हम कल फ़िल्म देखेंगे. We'll watch a film tomorrow.

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ क्रिकेट देखता हूँ. I watch cricket every day.
  • मैंने कल इंडिया गेट देखा. I saw India Gate yesterday.
  • हम कल फ़िल्म देखेंगे. We'll watch a film tomorrow.
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Lost in Connaught Place

Beginner Level 1 · जी हाँ. देखिए, वहाँ.

Needs a subscription 18
In the Shop's Kitchen

Beginner Level 1 · तुम देखते हो! और तुम सीखते हो.

Needs a subscription 23
Lamps on the Roof

Beginner Level 1 · सब! देखो, कितना सुंदर! · दादी जी, देखिए! कितना सुंदर!

Needs a subscription 28
The Lost Notebook

Beginner Level 1 · नहीं. देखो, बैग में!

Needs a subscription 28
Holi morning

Beginner Level 2 · मत देखो, प्रिया!

Needs a subscription 3
The Flat Hunt

Beginner Level 3 · देखो. एक कमरा, किचन और छत. · तो आज फ़ोन करना है. हमें देखना है.

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The Room and the Roof

Beginner Level 3 · छत. छत से झील देख सकते हैं.

Needs a subscription 19
Amber Fort

Beginner Level 3 · डरो मत. उनकी तरफ़ मत देखो.

Needs a subscription 24
On the train

Beginner Level 3 · हम गंगा देखने जा रहे हैं.

Needs a subscription 25
The bridge over the Ganga

Beginner Level 3 · मैंने ऐसा पानी कभी नहीं देखा. · तुमने कभी ऐसे पहाड़ देखे हैं?

Needs a subscription 2
How Was the Night?

Intermediate Level 1 · देखो, वह नदी है!

Free 4
Older Than Delhi

Intermediate Level 1 · मुझे हर घाट देखना है

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And 53 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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