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HINDI VERB

गुज़रना

to pass by, to go past, to pass (of time)

  • #416 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI pass by
तुमyou pass by
आपyou pass by (politely)
वहhe/she passes by
हमwe pass by
वेthey pass by

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI passed by
तुमyou passed by
आपyou passed by (politely)
वहhe/she passed by
हमwe passed by
वेthey passed by

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will pass by
तुमyou will pass by
आपyou will pass by (politely)
वहhe/she will pass by
हमwe will pass by
वेthey will pass by

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use गुज़रना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ लाल किले के सामने से गुज़रती हूँ.

    I pass in front of the Red Fort every day.

  2. Continuous

    अभी ट्रेन यमुना के पुल से गुज़र रही है.

    The train is passing over the Yamuna bridge right now.

  3. Past

    हमारा एक साल दिल्ली में पलक झपकते गुज़रा.

    Our year in Delhi passed in the blink of an eye.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले बारात हमारी गली से गुज़रती थी.

    The wedding processions used to pass through our lane.

  5. Future

    ये दिन भी गुज़रेंगे, घबराओ मत.

    These days will pass too, don't panic.

  6. Subjunctive

    हो सकता है कि मैं कल तुम्हारी दुकान से गुज़रूँ.

    I might pass by your shop tomorrow.

  7. Requests and commands

    कभी हमारी गली से भी गुज़रिए, चाय पिलाएंगे.

    Do pass by our lane sometime too, we'll give you chai.

Good to know

  • You pass by a place with से: मैं रोज़ स्टेशन से गुज़रता हूँ; time गुज़रता है too, and so does a hard patch: बुरा वक्त गुज़र गया.
  • गुज़ारना, with the long आ, is to spend time: हमने छुट्टियाँ गोवा में गुज़ारीं.

Where you hear गुज़रना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ इस बाज़ार से गुज़रता हूँ. I pass through this market every day.
  • एक राजा गाँव से गुज़रा. A king passed through the village.
  • बारात इसी गली से गुज़रेगी. The wedding procession will pass through this very lane.
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The old man and the mango tree

Fluency Level 2 · राजा गुज़रा. एक बूढ़ा आम का पौधा लगा रहा था.

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