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HINDI VERB

खरीदना

to buy

  • #79 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 buy
तुमyou buy
आपyou buy (politely)
वहhe/she buys
हमwe buy
वेthey buy

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use खरीदना

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

  1. Present

    मैं सब्ज़ियाँ हमेशा सड़क के ठेले से खरीदती हूँ.

    I always buy vegetables from the street cart.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन नया फ़ोन खरीद रहा है.

    Rohan is buying a new phone.

  3. Past

    मैंने दीवाली के लिए नई साड़ी खरीदी.

    I bought a new sari for Diwali.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम हर हफ़्ते किताबें खरीदते थे.

    We used to buy books every week.

  5. Future

    हम अगले साल घर खरीदेंगे.

    Next year we'll buy a house.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं रास्ते से दूध खरीदूँ?

    Shall I buy milk on the way?

  7. Requests and commands

    मेरे लिए थोड़े आम खरीदो.

    Buy me some mangoes.

Good to know

  • Where you buy from takes से: मैंने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ी खरीदी; the thing bought decides the past.

Where you hear खरीदना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं हर दीवाली एक नया बर्तन खरीदती हूँ. I buy a new pot every Diwali.
  • मैंने सौ दीये खरीदे. I bought a hundred clay lamps.
  • मैं कल मिठाई खरीदूँगा. I'll buy sweets tomorrow.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मैं हर दीवाली एक नया बर्तन खरीदती हूँ. I buy a new pot every Diwali.
  • मैंने सौ दीये खरीदे. I bought a hundred clay lamps.
  • मैं कल मिठाई खरीदूँगा. I'll buy sweets tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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