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HINDI VERB

खर्च करना

to spend (money)

  • #277 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI spend
तुमyou spend
आपyou spend (politely)
वहhe/she spends
हमwe spend
वेthey spend

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI spent (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou spent (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou spent (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she spent (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe spent (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey spent (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 spend
तुमyou used to spend
आपyou used to spend (politely)
वहhe/she used to spend
हमwe used to spend
वेthey used to spend

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

  1. मैं (that) I spend
  2. तुम (that) you spend
  3. आप (that) you spend (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she spend
  5. हम (that) we spend
  6. वे (that) they spend

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू spend! (intimate)
  2. तुम spend! (to a friend)
  3. आप spend! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) spend! (very politely)

How to use खर्च करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर महीने किताबों पर थोड़े पैसे खर्च करती हूँ.

    Every month I spend a little money on books.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन अपनी पूरी तनख्वाह फ़ोन पर खर्च कर रहा है.

    Rohan is spending his whole salary on a phone.

  3. Past

    हमने शादी में बहुत पैसा खर्च किया.

    We spent a lot of money on the wedding.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम खाने पर बहुत कम खर्च करते थे.

    We used to spend very little on food before.

  5. Future

    मैं इस दीवाली पर कम खर्च करूँगी.

    I'll spend less this Diwali.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह पैसे अभी खर्च करूँ?

    Shall I spend this money now?

  7. Requests and commands

    रोहन, पैसे सोच-समझकर खर्च करो.

    Rohan, spend money thoughtfully.

Good to know

  • What you spend it on takes पर: मैंने किताबों पर पैसे खर्च किए; खर्च होना is for money getting spent.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).