Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI phone | ||
| तुमyou phone | ||
| आपyou phone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she phones | ||
| हमwe phone | ||
| वेthey phone |
HINDI VERB
फ़ोन करना
to phone, to call
- #67 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am phoning | ||
| तुमyou are phoning | ||
| आपyou are phoning (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is phoning | ||
| हमwe are phoning | ||
| वेthey are phoning |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI phoned (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou phoned (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou phoned (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she phoned (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe phoned (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey phoned (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 phone | ||
| तुमyou used to phone | ||
| आपyou used to phone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to phone | ||
| हमwe used to phone | ||
| वेthey used to phone |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will phone | ||
| तुमyou will phone | ||
| आपyou will phone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will phone | ||
| हमwe will phone | ||
| वेthey will phone |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I phone
- तुम (that) you phone
- आप (that) you phone (politely)
- वह (that) he/she phone
- हम (that) we phone
- वे (that) they phone
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू phone! (intimate)
- तुम phone! (to a friend)
- आप phone! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) phone! (very politely)
How to use फ़ोन करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर रविवार पोर्टलैंड में अपनी माँ को फ़ोन करता हूँ.
Every Sunday I phone my mother in Portland.
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Continuous
रुको, मैं राजू भैया को फ़ोन कर रही हूँ.
Wait, I'm calling Raju bhaiya.
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Past
मैंने कल तीन बार तुम्हें फ़ोन किया.
I called you three times yesterday.
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Imperfect
दिल्ली आने से पहले मैं रोज़ घर फ़ोन करती थी.
Before coming to Delhi I used to phone home every day.
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Future
मैं ऑफ़िस से निकलकर तुम्हें फ़ोन करूँगा.
I'll call you after leaving the office.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं डॉक्टर को अभी फ़ोन करूँ?
Shall I call the doctor right now?
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Requests and commands
घर पहुँचकर मुझे फ़ोन करो, ठीक है?
Call me when you get home, okay?
Good to know
- The person you call takes को: मैं मम्मी जी को फ़ोन करता हूँ.
Where you hear फ़ोन करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं रोज़ घर फ़ोन करता हूँ. I phone home every day.
- मैंने माँ को फ़ोन किया. I phoned my mother.
- मैं आंटी को फ़ोन करूँगा. I'll phone the aunty.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- मैं रोज़ घर फ़ोन करता हूँ. I phone home every day.
- मैंने माँ को फ़ोन किया. I phoned my mother.
- मैं आंटी को फ़ोन करूँगा. I'll phone the aunty.
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Boxes and an Auto
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Beginner Level 3 · जाओ, बेटा. शाम तक फ़ोन करना.
The Morning After
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Intermediate Level 1 · पर तुमने फ़ोन नहीं किया.
The Flower Seller
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Intermediate Level 1 · तुम्हें उसे फ़ोन करना चाहिए था. · मुझे फ़ोन करना चाहिए था.
A Foggy Morning
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Intermediate Level 2 · अगर देर हुई, तो फ़ोन करूँगा. · अगर देर हुई, तो फ़ोन करूँगी.
Chai at the Gate
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Intermediate Level 2 · रोहन को फ़ोन करूँ? गाड़ी ले आएगा.
The Dead Phone
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Intermediate Level 2 · तो फ़ोन करती.
Dadi ji's Recipes
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Intermediate Level 2 · कल मुझे फ़ोन करना.
The Lease
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Intermediate Level 2 · अगर ज़रूरत हो, तो फ़ोन कीजिए.
Hiring the Van
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Intermediate Level 3 · जैसे ही आप फ़ोन करेंगे,
The Dead Fridge
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Fluency Level 1 · मिस्त्री को फ़ोन करो.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).