Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI count | ||
| तुमyou count | ||
| आपyou count (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she counts | ||
| हमwe count | ||
| वेthey count |
HINDI VERB
गिनना
to count
- #280 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 counting | ||
| तुमyou are counting | ||
| आपyou are counting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is counting | ||
| हमwe are counting | ||
| वेthey are counting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI counted (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou counted (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou counted (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she counted (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe counted (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey counted (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 count | ||
| तुमyou used to count | ||
| आपyou used to count (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to count | ||
| हमwe used to count | ||
| वेthey used to count |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will count | ||
| तुमyou will count | ||
| आपyou will count (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will count | ||
| हमwe will count | ||
| वेthey will count |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I count
- तुम (that) you count
- आप (that) you count (politely)
- वह (that) he/she count
- हम (that) we count
- वे (that) they count
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू count! (intimate)
- तुम count! (to a friend)
- आप count! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) count! (very politely)
How to use गिनना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दुकानदार रोज़ रात को पैसे गिनता है.
The shopkeeper counts the money every night.
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Continuous
रुको, मैं सीढ़ियाँ गिन रहा हूँ.
Wait, I'm counting the steps.
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Past
मैंने नोट दो बार गिने.
I counted the notes twice.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं रात को तारे गिनता था.
As a child I used to count the stars at night.
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Future
राजू भैया सारे डिब्बे गिनेंगे.
Raju bhaiya will count all the boxes.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं पैसे फिर से गिनूँ?
Shall I count the money again?
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Requests and commands
एक से बीस तक हिंदी में गिनो.
Count from one to twenty in Hindi.
Good to know
- गिनती is counting and the numbers themselves: बच्चे गिनती सीखते हैं.
Where you hear गिनना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 1
- मैं हर शाम पैसे गिनता हूँ. I count the money every evening.
- मैंने बारह लड्डू गिने. I counted twelve round sweets.
- मैं डिब्बे गिनूँगा. I'll count the boxes.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- मैं हर शाम पैसे गिनता हूँ. I count the money every evening.
- मैंने बारह लड्डू गिने. I counted twelve round sweets.
- मैं डिब्बे गिनूँगा. I'll count the boxes.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).