Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI laugh | ||
| तुमyou laugh | ||
| आपyou laugh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she laughs | ||
| हमwe laugh | ||
| वेthey laugh |
HINDI VERB
हँसना
to laugh
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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 laughing | ||
| तुमyou are laughing | ||
| आपyou are laughing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is laughing | ||
| हमwe are laughing | ||
| वेthey are laughing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI laughed | ||
| तुमyou laughed | ||
| आपyou laughed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she laughed | ||
| हमwe laughed | ||
| वेthey laughed |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to laugh | ||
| तुमyou used to laugh | ||
| आपyou used to laugh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to laugh | ||
| हमwe used to laugh | ||
| वेthey used to laugh |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will laugh | ||
| तुमyou will laugh | ||
| आपyou will laugh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will laugh | ||
| हमwe will laugh | ||
| वेthey will laugh |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I laugh
- तुम (that) you laugh
- आप (that) you laugh (politely)
- वह (that) he/she laugh
- हम (that) we laugh
- वे (that) they laugh
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू laugh! (intimate)
- तुम laugh! (to a friend)
- आप laugh! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) laugh! (very politely)
How to use हँसना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दादी जी के किस्सों पर सब हँसते हैं.
Everyone laughs at Dadi ji's stories.
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Continuous
बच्चे छत पर ज़ोर से हँस रहे हैं.
The children are laughing loudly on the roof.
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Past
मैं उसकी बात पर बहुत हँसा.
I laughed a lot at what he said.
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Imperfect
नेहा छोटी थी तो हर बात पर हँसती थी.
When Neha was little, she laughed at everything.
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Future
अगर मैं बुरा नाचा, तो पूरी गली हँसेगी.
If I dance badly, the whole lane will laugh.
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Subjunctive
शायद वे हँसें, कोई बात नहीं.
Maybe they'll laugh, never mind.
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Requests and commands
हँसो मत, यह सच में हुआ था.
Don't laugh, it really happened.
Good to know
- Who you laugh at takes पर: सब मुझ पर हँसे; it takes no ने in the past: मैं हँसा, not मैंने.
Where you hear हँसना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- रोहन हर बात पर हँसता है. Rohan laughs at everything.
- मेहमान खूब हँसे. The guests laughed a lot.
- वे हँसेंगे, और फिर खाएंगे. They'll laugh, and then they'll eat.
Hindi · Advanced Level 1
- रोहन हर बात पर हँसता है. Rohan laughs at everything.
- मेहमान खूब हँसे. The guests laughed a lot.
- वे हँसेंगे, और फिर खाएंगे. They'll laugh, and then they'll eat.
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