Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI fall | ||
| तुमyou fall | ||
| आपyou fall (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she falls | ||
| हमwe fall | ||
| वेthey fall |
HINDI VERB
गिरना
to fall
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- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am falling | ||
| तुमyou are falling | ||
| आपyou are falling (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is falling | ||
| हमwe are falling | ||
| वेthey are falling |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI fell | ||
| तुमyou fell | ||
| आपyou fell (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she fell | ||
| हमwe fell | ||
| वेthey fell |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to fall | ||
| तुमyou used to fall | ||
| आपyou used to fall (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to fall | ||
| हमwe used to fall | ||
| वेthey used to fall |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will fall | ||
| तुमyou will fall | ||
| आपyou will fall (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will fall | ||
| हमwe will fall | ||
| वेthey will fall |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I fall
- तुम (that) you fall
- आप (that) you fall (politely)
- वह (that) he/she fall
- हम (that) we fall
- वे (that) they fall
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू fall! (intimate)
- तुम fall! (to a friend)
- आप fall! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) fall! (very politely)
How to use गिरना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
बारिश में लोग यहाँ अक्सर गिरते हैं.
In the rain people often fall here.
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Continuous
देखो, पेड़ से पत्ते गिर रहे हैं.
Look, leaves are falling from the tree.
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Past
मैं सीढ़ियों पर गिरा, पर ठीक हूँ.
I fell on the stairs, but I'm fine.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं साइकिल से बहुत गिरती थी.
As a child I used to fall off my bike a lot.
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Future
ध्यान से, नहीं तो गिलास गिरेगा.
Careful, or the glass will fall.
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Subjunctive
दादी जी का हाथ पकड़ो ताकि वे न गिरें.
Hold Dadi ji's hand so that she doesn't fall.
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Requests and commands
फ़र्श गीला है, गिरो मत.
The floor is wet, don't fall.
Good to know
- गिरना takes no ने: मैं गिरा, I fell; a dropped thing also falls: फ़ोन गिर गया.
Where you hear गिरना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- दीवाली पर हर साल कुछ गिरता है. Every year at Diwali something falls.
- नीचे एक ट्रे गिर गई. A tray fell downstairs.
- गिलास गिर जाएगा, ध्यान से. The glass will fall, careful.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- दीवाली पर हर साल कुछ गिरता है. Every year at Diwali something falls.
- नीचे एक ट्रे गिर गई. A tray fell downstairs.
- गिलास गिर जाएगा, ध्यान से. The glass will fall, careful.
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The Night the Power Went
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Intermediate Level 1 · नीचे कुछ गिर गया.
Dadi ji's advice
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Intermediate Level 2 · नहीं तो दूल्हा घोड़े से गिरेगा · दादी जी, घोड़े से कोई नहीं गिरता.
Sheikh Chilli's Pot of Oil
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Fluency Level 2 · और घड़ा गिरता है. मतलब, सपना खत्म.
The lion and the hare
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Fluency Level 2 · खुद उसमें गिरता है · जो दूसरों के लिए गड्ढा खोदता है, वह खुद उसमें गिरता है.
The Cap-seller and the Monkeys
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Fluency Level 2 · जैसे ही गिरी, वैसे ही सारी टोपियाँ गिरीं.
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