Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI decide | ||
| तुमyou decide | ||
| आपyou decide (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she decides | ||
| हमwe decide | ||
| वेthey decide |
HINDI VERB
फ़ैसला करना
to decide
- #143 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am deciding | ||
| तुमyou are deciding | ||
| आपyou are deciding (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is deciding | ||
| हमwe are deciding | ||
| वेthey are deciding |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI decided (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou decided (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou decided (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she decided (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe decided (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey decided (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 decide | ||
| तुमyou used to decide | ||
| आपyou used to decide (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to decide | ||
| हमwe used to decide | ||
| वेthey used to decide |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will decide | ||
| तुमyou will decide | ||
| आपyou will decide (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will decide | ||
| हमwe will decide | ||
| वेthey will decide |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I decide
- तुम (that) you decide
- आप (that) you decide (politely)
- वह (that) he/she decide
- हम (that) we decide
- वे (that) they decide
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू decide! (intimate)
- तुम decide! (to a friend)
- आप decide! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) decide! (very politely)
How to use फ़ैसला करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
घर में पापा जी ही फ़ैसला करते हैं.
At home it's Papa ji who decides.
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Continuous
हम अभी शादी की तारीख का फ़ैसला कर रहे हैं.
We're deciding the wedding date right now.
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Past
हमने कालकाजी वाला फ़्लैट लेने का फ़ैसला किया.
We decided to take the flat in Kalkaji.
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Imperfect
पहले दादी जी ही हर फ़ैसला करती थीं.
Dadi ji used to make every decision before.
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Future
हम रविवार तक फ़ैसला करेंगे.
We'll decide by Sunday.
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Subjunctive
बेहतर होगा कि तुम खुद फ़ैसला करो.
It would be better that you decide yourself.
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Requests and commands
जल्दी फ़ैसला कीजिए, कमरा कल तक ही है.
Decide quickly, the room is only there till tomorrow.
Good to know
- फ़ैसला is masculine: उसने फ़ैसला किया; what you decide comes with का or after कि.
Where you hear फ़ैसला करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- घर में सब फ़ैसले मम्मी जी करती हैं. At home Mummy ji makes all the decisions.
- हमने कालकाजी का फ़्लैट लेने का फ़ैसला किया. We decided to take the Kalkaji flat.
- मैं कल फ़ैसला करूँगा. I'll decide tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).