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HINDI VERB

हारना

to lose (a game)

  • #121 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI lose
तुमyou lose
आपyou lose (politely)
वहhe/she loses
हमwe lose
वेthey lose

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use हारना

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

  1. Present

    ताश में मैं हर बार दादी जी से हारता हूँ.

    At cards, I lose to Dadi ji every time.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन, तुम फिर हार रहे हो, ध्यान दो!

    Rohan, you're losing again, pay attention!

  3. Past

    कल हमारी टीम आखिरी ओवर में मैच हारी.

    Yesterday our team lost the match in the last over.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मैं हर रेस अपने भाई से हारती थी.

    As a kid, I lost every race to my brother.

  5. Future

    आज मैं नहीं हारूँगा, पत्ते मेरे अच्छे हैं.

    I won't lose today, my cards are good.

  6. Subjunctive

    मेहनत करो, ताकि तुम फ़ाइनल में न हारो.

    Work hard, so you don't lose in the final.

  7. Requests and commands

    हिम्मत मत हारो, अगली बाज़ी तुम्हारी है.

    Don't lose heart, the next game is yours.

Good to know

  • There is no ने with हारना in the past, हम मैच हारे, not हमने; the one you lose to takes से, and its opposite is जीतना.

Where you hear हारना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • मैं हर शनिवार हारता हूँ. I lose every Saturday.
  • कल हम दो बाज़ी हारे. Yesterday we lost two games.
  • आज तुम हारोगे, पुत्तर. Today you'll lose, son.

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • मैं हर शनिवार हारता हूँ. I lose every Saturday.
  • कल हम दो बाज़ी हारे. Yesterday we lost two games.
  • आज तुम हारोगे, पुत्तर. Today you'll lose, son.
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