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HINDI VERB

फ़ेल होना

to fail

  • #324 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use फ़ेल होना

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

  1. Present

    जो पढ़ता नहीं, वह फ़ेल होता है.

    Whoever doesn't study fails.

  2. Continuous

    मेरा हर प्लान इस बार फ़ेल हो रहा है.

    Every plan of mine is failing this time.

  3. Past

    रोहन दसवीं में गणित में फ़ेल हुआ.

    Rohan failed maths in tenth class.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले इस स्कूल में बहुत बच्चे फ़ेल होते थे.

    Many children used to fail in this school before.

  5. Future

    अगर ऐसे ही खेलते रहे तो फ़ेल होगे.

    If you keep playing like this, you'll fail.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नहीं चाहती कि मेरा भाई फिर फ़ेल हो.

    I don't want my brother to fail again.

Good to know

  • Said of exams and of plans alike: वह गणित में फ़ेल हुआ, प्लान फ़ेल हुआ; the subject takes no ने.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.