Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI live | ||
| तुमyou live | ||
| आपyou live (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she lives | ||
| हमwe live | ||
| वेthey live |
HINDI VERB
जीना
to live, to be alive
- #96 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am living | ||
| तुमyou are living | ||
| आपyou are living (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is living | ||
| हमwe are living | ||
| वेthey are living |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI lived | ||
| तुमyou lived | ||
| आपyou lived (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she lived | ||
| हमwe lived | ||
| वेthey lived |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to live | ||
| तुमyou used to live | ||
| आपyou used to live (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to live | ||
| हमwe used to live | ||
| वेthey used to live |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will live | ||
| तुमyou will live | ||
| आपyou will live (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will live | ||
| हमwe will live | ||
| वेthey will live |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I live
- तुम (that) you live
- आप (that) you live (politely)
- वह (that) he/she live
- हम (that) we live
- वे (that) they live
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू live! (intimate)
- तुम live! (to a friend)
- आप live! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) live! (very politely)
How to use जीना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दादी जी अपने पोते-पोतियों के लिए जीती हैं.
Dadi ji lives for her grandchildren.
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Continuous
पापा जी रिटायर होकर अब आराम से जी रहे हैं.
Since retiring, Papa ji is living at ease now.
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Past
मेरे नाना जी पचानवे साल जिए.
My grandfather lived to ninety-five.
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Imperfect
पहले लोग बहुत सादगी से जीते थे.
People used to live very simply before.
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Future
हम सब मिलकर खुशी से जिएंगे.
We'll all live happily together.
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Subjunctive
भगवान करे, आप सौ साल जिएं.
May God grant you live to a hundred.
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Requests and commands
बेटा, अपनी ज़िंदगी खुलकर जियो.
Son, live your life freely.
Good to know
- जीना is to be alive and to live your life; where you live is रहना: मैं दिल्ली में रहता हूँ.
Where you hear जीना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 1
- मैं अपने बच्चों के लिए जीती हूँ. I live for my children.
- मेरे पिता नब्बे साल जिए. My father lived to ninety.
- हम सौ साल जिएंगे. We'll live to a hundred.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- मैं अपने बच्चों के लिए जीती हूँ. I live for my children.
- मेरे पिता नब्बे साल जिए. My father lived to ninety.
- हम सौ साल जिएंगे. We'll live to a hundred.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.