Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI farm | ||
| तुमyou farm | ||
| आपyou farm (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she farms | ||
| हमwe farm | ||
| वेthey farm |
HINDI VERB
खेती करना
to farm
- #399 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 farming | ||
| तुमyou are farming | ||
| आपyou are farming (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is farming | ||
| हमwe are farming | ||
| वेthey are farming |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI farmed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou farmed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou farmed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she farmed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe farmed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey farmed (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 farm | ||
| तुमyou used to farm | ||
| आपyou used to farm (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to farm | ||
| हमwe used to farm | ||
| वेthey used to farm |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will farm | ||
| तुमyou will farm | ||
| आपyou will farm (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will farm | ||
| हमwe will farm | ||
| वेthey will farm |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I farm
- तुम (that) you farm
- आप (that) you farm (politely)
- वह (that) he/she farm
- हम (that) we farm
- वे (that) they farm
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू farm! (intimate)
- तुम farm! (to a friend)
- आप farm! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) farm! (very politely)
How to use खेती करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मेरे मामा जी पंजाब में खेती करते हैं.
My uncle farms in Punjab.
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Continuous
राजू भैया इस साल गेहूँ की खेती कर रहे हैं.
Raju bhaiya is farming wheat this year.
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Past
दादा जी ने सारी ज़िंदगी खेती की.
Dada ji farmed all his life.
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Imperfect
पहले इस गाँव के सब लोग खेती करते थे.
Everyone in this village used to farm before.
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Future
रोहन शहर छोड़कर गाँव में खेती करेगा.
Rohan will leave the city and farm in the village.
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Subjunctive
पापा जी चाहते हैं कि मैं भी खेती करूँ.
Papa ji wants me to farm too.
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Requests and commands
ज़मीन अच्छी है, यहाँ सब्ज़ियों की खेती करो.
The land is good, farm vegetables here.
Good to know
- खेती is the farming, the field itself is खेत, and a farmer is a किसान; खेती is feminine, so the past is खेती की.
Where you hear खेती करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं अपने खेत में खेती करता हूँ. I farm my own fields.
- मेरे पिता जी भी खेती करते थे. My father farmed too.
- मेरा बेटा भी खेती करेगा. My son will farm too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).