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HINDI VERB

हँसी आना

to feel like laughing

  • #438 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit feels like laughing

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is feeling like laughing

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit felt like laughing

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to feel like laughing

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will feel like laughing

Subjunctive

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

  1. वह (that) it feel like laughing

How to use हँसी आना

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

  1. Present

    उसकी बातों पर मुझे हमेशा हँसी आती है.

    His talk always makes me laugh.

  2. Continuous

    माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे बहुत हँसी आ रही है.

    Sorry, I can't stop laughing.

  3. Past

    उसका मज़ाक सुनकर सबको हँसी आई.

    Everyone laughed at his joke.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मुझे हर छोटी बात पर हँसी आती थी.

    As a child, every little thing made me laugh.

  5. Future

    यह वीडियो देखकर तुम्हें ज़रूर हँसी आएगी.

    You'll surely laugh when you see this video.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद दादी जी को यह मज़ाक सुनकर हँसी आए.

    Maybe Dadi ji will laugh when she hears this joke.

Good to know

  • The one who laughs takes को and हँसी is the subject, so the verb is always feminine: मुझे हँसी आई.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).