HINDI VERB

कम होना

to decrease, to be less

Conjugation

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

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

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

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

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

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

सर्दी में सब्ज़ियों के दाम कम होते हैं.

In winter, vegetable prices are lower.
Continuous

अब शाम की गर्मी थोड़ी कम हो रही है.

The evening heat is easing a little now.
Past

इस महीने मेरा खर्च थोड़ा कम हुआ.

My spending went down a little this month.
Imperfect

पहले रात को ट्रैफ़िक बहुत कम होता था.

There used to be much less traffic at night.
Future

दीवाली के बाद भीड़ कम होगी.

After Diwali the crowds will thin out.
Subjunctive

काश यह ट्रैफ़िक थोड़ा कम हो!

I wish this traffic would ease a little!

कम होना is a price, the heat or a crowd going down by itself; to reduce something is कम करना.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.