Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI work | ||
| तुमyou work | ||
| आपyou work (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she works | ||
| हमwe work | ||
| वेthey work |
HINDI VERB
काम करना
to work
- #36 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 working | ||
| तुमyou are working | ||
| आपyou are working (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is working | ||
| हमwe are working | ||
| वेthey are working |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI worked (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou worked (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou worked (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she worked (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe worked (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey worked (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 work | ||
| तुमyou used to work | ||
| आपyou used to work (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to work | ||
| हमwe used to work | ||
| वेthey used to work |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will work | ||
| तुमyou will work | ||
| आपyou will work (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will work | ||
| हमwe will work | ||
| वेthey will work |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I work
- तुम (that) you work
- आप (that) you work (politely)
- वह (that) he/she work
- हम (that) we work
- वे (that) they work
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू work! (intimate)
- तुम work! (to a friend)
- आप work! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) work! (very politely)
How to use काम करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं एक बैंक में काम करती हूँ.
I work at a bank.
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Continuous
पापा जी अभी भी दफ़्तर में काम कर रहे हैं.
Papa ji is still working at the office.
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Past
मैंने पाँच साल दिल्ली में काम किया.
I worked in Delhi for five years.
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Imperfect
पहले मैं रात की शिफ़्ट में काम करता था.
I used to work the night shift.
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Future
मीरा अगले महीने से मुंबई में काम करेगी.
Meera will work in Mumbai from next month.
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Subjunctive
ज़रूरी है कि हम साथ काम करें.
It's important that we work together.
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Requests and commands
थोड़ा और मेहनत से काम करो.
Work a little harder.
Good to know
- काम is also a job or an errand: मुझे एक काम है, I have something to do.
- The place takes में: मैं बैंक में काम करता हूँ.
Where you hear काम करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 1
- मैं अस्पताल में काम करती हूँ. I work at the hospital.
- मैंने आज बारह घंटे काम किया. I worked twelve hours today.
- मैं कल दुकान पर काम करूँगा. I'll work at the shop tomorrow.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं अस्पताल में काम करती हूँ. I work at the hospital.
- मैंने आज बारह घंटे काम किया. I worked twelve hours today.
- मैं कल दुकान पर काम करूँगा. I'll work at the shop tomorrow.
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The Days of the Week
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Beginner Level 1 · प्रिया शनिवार को काम करती है.
News at the Table
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Beginner Level 3 · एक साल होटल में काम करूँगा.
The Quarrel
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Intermediate Level 1 · मैं पूरे वक्त काम कर रहा था. · मैं पूरे वक्त काम कर रही थी.
How Papa ji Met Mummy ji
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Intermediate Level 1 · काम कर रहा था · मैं स्कूल में काम कर रही थी.
The Taj at Sunrise
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Intermediate Level 1 · और जो लोग यहाँ काम करते थे?
It Turned Out
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Intermediate Level 1 · हाँ. पता चला कि वह कनॉट प्लेस में काम करती है.
Five Days Off
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Intermediate Level 3 · मैं शनिवार को काम करूँगा.
Hiring Pooja
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Advanced Level 2 · ग्यारह बजे तक काम कर सकती हो? · कर सकती हूँ, पर रात को ऑटो चाहिए.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).