Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI lie | ||
| तुमyou lie | ||
| आपyou lie (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she lies | ||
| हमwe lie | ||
| वेthey lie |
HINDI VERB
झूठ बोलना
to lie
- #429 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am lying | ||
| तुमyou are lying | ||
| आपyou are lying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is lying | ||
| हमwe are lying | ||
| वेthey are lying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI lied (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou lied (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou lied (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she lied (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe lied (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey lied (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to lie | ||
| तुमyou used to lie | ||
| आपyou used to lie (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to lie | ||
| हमwe used to lie | ||
| वेthey used to lie |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will lie | ||
| तुमyou will lie | ||
| आपyou will lie (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will lie | ||
| हमwe will lie | ||
| वेthey will lie |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I lie
- तुम (that) you lie
- आप (that) you lie (politely)
- वह (that) he/she lie
- हम (that) we lie
- वे (that) they lie
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू lie! (intimate)
- तुम lie! (to a friend)
- आप lie! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) lie! (very politely)
How to use झूठ बोलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन कभी झूठ नहीं बोलता.
Rohan never lies.
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Continuous
मुझे लगता है कि वह दुकानदार झूठ बोल रहा है.
I think that shopkeeper is lying.
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Past
उसने अपनी उम्र के बारे में झूठ बोला.
He lied about his age.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं स्कूल से बचने के लिए झूठ बोलता था.
As a kid I used to lie to get out of school.
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Future
मैं मम्मी जी से झूठ नहीं बोलूँगी.
I won't lie to Mummy ji.
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Subjunctive
मैं क्यों झूठ बोलूँ? सच यही है.
Why would I lie? This is the truth.
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Requests and commands
मुझसे झूठ मत बोलो, मुझे सब पता है.
Don't lie to me, I know everything.
Good to know
- Who you lie to takes से: उसने मुझसे झूठ बोला; the past takes ने and is always masculine.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).