Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI play | ||
| तुमyou play | ||
| आपyou play (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she plays | ||
| हमwe play | ||
| वेthey play |
HINDI VERB
खेलना
to play
- #122 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 playing | ||
| तुमyou are playing | ||
| आपyou are playing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is playing | ||
| हमwe are playing | ||
| वेthey are playing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI played (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou played (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou played (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she played (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe played (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey played (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 play | ||
| तुमyou used to play | ||
| आपyou used to play (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to play | ||
| हमwe used to play | ||
| वेthey used to play |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will play | ||
| तुमyou will play | ||
| आपyou will play (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will play | ||
| हमwe will play | ||
| वेthey will play |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I play
- तुम (that) you play
- आप (that) you play (politely)
- वह (that) he/she play
- हम (that) we play
- वे (that) they play
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू play! (intimate)
- तुम play! (to a friend)
- आप play! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) play! (very politely)
How to use खेलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन हर शाम दोस्तों के साथ क्रिकेट खेलता है.
Rohan plays cricket with friends every evening.
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Continuous
बच्चे पार्क में फ़ुटबॉल खेल रहे हैं.
The kids are playing football in the park.
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Past
कल हमने देर तक ताश खेला.
Yesterday we played cards till late.
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Imperfect
छुट्टियों में हम दिन भर बाहर खेलते थे.
In the holidays we used to play outside all day.
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Future
इतवार को भारत पाकिस्तान के साथ खेलेगा.
On Sunday India will play Pakistan.
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Subjunctive
क्या हम बारिश रुकने के बाद खेलें?
Shall we play after the rain stops?
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Requests and commands
होमवर्क के बाद बाहर खेलो.
Play outside after your homework.
Good to know
- A game or a sport takes no postposition, क्रिकेट खेलना; खेलना takes ने in the past: हमने क्रिकेट खेला.
Where you hear खेलना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं रविवार को क्रिकेट खेलता हूँ. I play cricket on Sunday.
- कल बच्चे गली में खेले. Yesterday the children played in the lane.
- मैं आपके साथ खेलूँगा. I'll play with you.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- मैं रविवार को क्रिकेट खेलता हूँ. I play cricket on Sunday.
- कल बच्चे गली में खेले. Yesterday the children played in the lane.
- मैं आपके साथ खेलूँगा. I'll play with you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).