Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI break down | ||
| तुमyou break down | ||
| आपyou break down (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she breaks down | ||
| हमwe break down | ||
| वेthey break down |
HINDI VERB
खराब होना
to break down, to go bad
- #110 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 breaking down | ||
| तुमyou are breaking down | ||
| आपyou are breaking down (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is breaking down | ||
| हमwe are breaking down | ||
| वेthey are breaking down |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI broke down | ||
| तुमyou broke down | ||
| आपyou broke down (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she broke down | ||
| हमwe broke down | ||
| वेthey broke down |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to break down | ||
| तुमyou used to break down | ||
| आपyou used to break down (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to break down | ||
| हमwe used to break down | ||
| वेthey used to break down |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will break down | ||
| तुमyou will break down | ||
| आपyou will break down (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will break down | ||
| हमwe will break down | ||
| वेthey will break down |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I break down
- तुम (that) you break down
- आप (that) you break down (politely)
- वह (that) he/she break down
- हम (that) we break down
- वे (that) they break down
How to use खराब होना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दिल्ली की गर्मी में खाना जल्दी खराब होता है.
In Delhi's heat food goes bad quickly.
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Continuous
हमारा पुराना फ़्रिज बार-बार खराब हो रहा है.
Our old fridge keeps breaking down.
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Past
सुबह लिफ़्ट फिर खराब हुई, मैं सीढ़ियों से आई.
The lift broke down again this morning, I came up the stairs.
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Imperfect
पहले बारिश में हमारी गाड़ी हर बार खराब होती थी.
Earlier, our car used to break down every time in the rain.
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Future
धूप में रखोगे तो फल खराब होंगे.
If you keep the fruit in the sun, it will go bad.
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Subjunctive
सब्ज़ी फ़्रिज में रखो, ताकि वह खराब न हो.
Put the vegetables in the fridge, so they don't go bad.
Good to know
- Things खराब होते हैं on their own, with no ने; a person खराब करता है them.
- Once it has happened, people say the compound खराब हो जाना: फ़्रिज खराब हो गया.
Where you hear खराब होना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- गर्मी में दूध जल्दी खराब होता है. In the heat milk goes bad quickly.
- मेरा ट्रक कल खराब हो गया. My truck broke down yesterday.
- बारिश में सब्ज़ी खराब होगी. In the rain the vegetables will go bad.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.