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HINDI VERB

होना

to be, to happen

  • #1 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

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
तुमyou were
आपyou were (politely)
वहhe/she was
हमwe were
वेthey were

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use होना

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

  1. Present

    दिल्ली में गर्मी में बहुत गर्मी होती है.

    In Delhi it is very hot in summer.

  2. Continuous

    बाहर क्या हो रहा है? इतना शोर क्यों है?

    What is happening outside? Why so much noise?

  3. Past

    कल रात यहाँ क्या हुआ?

    What happened here last night?

  4. Imperfect

    पहले इस गली में एक छोटा बाज़ार होता था.

    There used to be a small market in this lane.

  5. Future

    अगले साल हम सब दिल्ली में होंगे.

    Next year we will all be in Delhi.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद मम्मी जी अभी घर पर हों.

    Maybe Mummy ji is at home right now.

  7. Requests and commands

    नेहा, जल्दी तैयार हो, हम अभी निकल रहे हैं.

    Neha, get ready quickly, we're leaving now.

Good to know

  • है and हैं are "is" and "are" right now; होता है is what is generally so, and हुआ is what happened.

Where you hear होना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 1

  • दिल्ली में सर्दी बहुत होती है. In Delhi the winter is very cold.
  • मिलकर खुशी हुई. Nice to meet you, word for word having met happiness happened.
  • कल दुकान बंद होगी. Tomorrow the shop will be shut.

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • दिल्ली में सर्दी बहुत होती है. In Delhi the winter is very cold.
  • मिलकर खुशी हुई. Nice to meet you, word for word having met happiness happened.
  • कल दुकान बंद होगी. Tomorrow the shop will be shut.
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Namaste, Delhi

Beginner Level 1 · मिलकर खुशी हुई. · मैं ठीक हूँ. मिलकर खुशी हुई.

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The Chai Stall

Beginner Level 1 · कितना हुआ?

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What Time Is It

Beginner Level 1 · देर हो गई!

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An Upset Stomach

Beginner Level 1 · नोआ, क्या हुआ?

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The Paratha Lane

Beginner Level 1 · भाई साहब, कितना हुआ?

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Noah's Day

Beginner Level 2 · नौ बजे. मुझे देर हो गई!

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Fog

Beginner Level 2 · राजू, देर हो गई!

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The seasons

Beginner Level 2 · लगभग. मार्च में गर्मी होगी. · अप्रैल में बहुत गर्मी होगी. · दिसंबर में कोहरा होगा. · जुलाई में. मानसून. रोज़ बारिश होगी.

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Holi morning

Beginner Level 2 · देर हो गई. गुलाबी!

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The lane's afternoon

Beginner Level 2 · नोआ जी, आप गुलाबी हो गए! · थक गए? होली अभी शुरू हुई! · और गुजिया खत्म हो गई. सब!

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Boxes and an Auto

Beginner Level 3 · रात तक फ़्रिज भरा होगा.

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The First Rain

Beginner Level 3 · ठंडा हो गया! और यह खुशबू! · पकौड़े! मैं दिल्ली वाला हो गया.

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