Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am surprised | ||
| तुमyou are surprised | ||
| आपyou are surprised (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is surprised | ||
| हमwe are surprised | ||
| वेthey are surprised |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am being surprised | ||
| तुमyou are being surprised | ||
| आपyou are being surprised (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is being surprised | ||
| हमwe are being surprised | ||
| वेthey are being surprised |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI was surprised | ||
| तुमyou were surprised | ||
| आपyou were surprised (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she was surprised | ||
| हमwe were surprised | ||
| वेthey were surprised |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to be surprised | ||
| तुमyou used to be surprised | ||
| आपyou used to be surprised (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to be surprised | ||
| हमwe used to be surprised | ||
| वेthey used to be surprised |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will be surprised | ||
| तुमyou will be surprised | ||
| आपyou will be surprised (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will be surprised | ||
| हमwe will be surprised | ||
| वेthey will be surprised |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I be surprised
- तुम (that) you be surprised
- आप (that) you be surprised (politely)
- वह (that) he/she be surprised
- हम (that) we be surprised
- वे (that) they be surprised
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू be surprised! (intimate)
- तुम be surprised! (to a friend)
- आप be surprised! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) be surprised! (very politely)
How to use हैरान होना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
नोआ की हिंदी सुनकर लोग हैरान होते हैं.
People are surprised when they hear Noah's Hindi.
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Continuous
गुप्ता जी मेट्रो के नए नक्शे पर हैरान हो रहे हैं.
Gupta ji is marvelling at the new metro map.
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Past
मेरा तोहफ़ा देखकर मीरा हैरान हुई.
Meera was surprised to see my gift.
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Imperfect
शुरू में मैं यहाँ की भीड़ से रोज़ हैरान होता था.
At first I was surprised by the crowds here every day.
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Future
तुम्हारे नए बाल देखकर सब हैरान होंगे.
Everyone will be surprised to see your new hair.
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Subjunctive
शायद पापा जी यह खबर सुनकर हैरान न हों.
Maybe Papa ji won't be surprised to hear this news.
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Requests and commands
हैरान मत हो, दिल्ली में सब कुछ मुमकिन है.
Don't be surprised, in Delhi anything is possible.
Good to know
- What surprises you takes से or पर: मैं उसकी हिंदी पर हैरान हूँ; हैरान रह जाना is to be left speechless.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.