Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI walk around | ||
| तुमyou walk around | ||
| आपyou walk around (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she walks around | ||
| हमwe walk around | ||
| वेthey walk around |
HINDI VERB
घूमना
to walk around, to go about
- #91 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am walking around | ||
| तुमyou are walking around | ||
| आपyou are walking around (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is walking around | ||
| हमwe are walking around | ||
| वेthey are walking around |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI walked around | ||
| तुमyou walked around | ||
| आपyou walked around (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she walked around | ||
| हमwe walked around | ||
| वेthey walked around |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to walk around | ||
| तुमyou used to walk around | ||
| आपyou used to walk around (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to walk around | ||
| हमwe used to walk around | ||
| वेthey used to walk around |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will walk around | ||
| तुमyou will walk around | ||
| आपyou will walk around (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will walk around | ||
| हमwe will walk around | ||
| वेthey will walk around |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I walk around
- तुम (that) you walk around
- आप (that) you walk around (politely)
- वह (that) he/she walk around
- हम (that) we walk around
- वे (that) they walk around
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू walk around! (intimate)
- तुम walk around! (to a friend)
- आप walk around! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) walk around! (very politely)
How to use घूमना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं शाम को कॉलोनी के पार्क में घूमती हूँ.
In the evening I walk around the colony park.
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Continuous
हम चाँदनी चौक की गलियों में घूम रहे हैं.
We're wandering through the lanes of Chandni Chowk.
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Past
कल मैं पूरा दिन रोहन के साथ जयपुर में घूमी.
Yesterday I went around Jaipur all day with Rohan.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं साइकिल पर पूरे गाँव में घूमता था.
As a child I used to ride around the whole village on my bike.
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Future
रविवार को हम पुरानी दिल्ली में घूमेंगे.
On Sunday we'll go around Old Delhi.
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Subjunctive
चलो, थोड़ा घूमें, मौसम बहुत अच्छा है.
Let's walk around a bit, the weather is lovely.
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Requests and commands
अकेले रात को बाहर मत घूमो, नोआ.
Don't wander out alone at night, Noah.
Good to know
- घूमना is also going out for fun or travelling: हम गोवा घूमने गए, we went to Goa for a trip.
Where you hear घूमना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं शाम को पार्क में घूमता हूँ. I walk in the park in the evening.
- मैं पूरे दिन बाज़ार में घूमी. I walked around the market all day.
- हम रविवार को घूमेंगे. We'll go walking on Sunday.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.