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HINDI VERB

घबराना

to be nervous, to get flustered

  • #193 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI was nervous
तुमyou were nervous
आपyou were nervous (politely)
वहhe/she was nervous
हमwe were nervous
वेthey were nervous

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use घबराना

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

  1. Present

    मैं इंटरव्यू से पहले हमेशा घबराती हूँ.

    I always get nervous before an interview.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन परीक्षा के नतीजे से पहले घबरा रहा है.

    Rohan is getting nervous before the exam result.

  3. Past

    मंच पर जाते ही मैं थोड़ी घबराई.

    The moment I went on stage I got a little nervous.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मैं डॉक्टर के पास जाते समय घबराता था.

    I used to get nervous going to the doctor.

  5. Future

    अगर आप शांत रहेंगे तो नेहा नहीं घबराएगी.

    If you stay calm, Neha won't be nervous.

  6. Subjunctive

    धीरे बोलो ताकि दादी जी न घबराएं.

    Speak slowly so that Dadi ji doesn't get flustered.

  7. Requests and commands

    घबराओ मत, डॉक्टर अभी आ रहे हैं.

    Don't panic, the doctor is coming right now.

Good to know

  • Most often heard as the reassurance घबराओ मत or घबराइए नहीं, "don't panic"; what makes you nervous takes से.

Where you hear घबराना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • परीक्षा से पहले बच्चे घबराते हैं. Children get nervous before an exam.
  • मैं पहले दिन बहुत घबराया. I was very nervous on the first day.
  • तुम घबराओगे नहीं, मुझे पता है. You won't be nervous, I know.

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • परीक्षा से पहले बच्चे घबराते हैं. Children get nervous before an exam.
  • मैं पहले दिन बहुत घबराया. I was very nervous on the first day.
  • तुम घबराओगे नहीं, मुझे पता है. You won't be nervous, I know.
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The Morning Express

Intermediate Level 3 · तुम अभी भी घबराए हुए हो?

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Advanced Level 1 · एक फ़रवरी से, नोआ. घबराओ मत.

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Before Air

Fluency Level 1 · घबरा नहीं रहा, काँप रहा हूँ.

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