Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dig | ||
| तुमyou dig | ||
| आपyou dig (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she digs | ||
| हमwe dig | ||
| वेthey dig |
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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dig | ||
| तुमyou dig | ||
| आपyou dig (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she digs | ||
| हमwe dig | ||
| वेthey dig |
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am digging | ||
| तुमyou are digging | ||
| आपyou are digging (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is digging | ||
| हमwe are digging | ||
| वेthey are digging |
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI dug (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou dug (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou dug (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she dug (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe dug (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey dug (agrees with the object) |
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to dig | ||
| तुमyou used to dig | ||
| आपyou used to dig (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to dig | ||
| हमwe used to dig | ||
| वेthey used to dig |
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will dig | ||
| तुमyou will dig | ||
| आपyou will dig (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will dig | ||
| हमwe will dig | ||
| वेthey will dig |
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
यहाँ हर साल सड़क वाले सड़क खोदते हैं.
Here the road workers dig up the road every year.
मज़दूर गली में पाइप के लिए गड्ढा खोद रहे हैं.
Workers are digging a hole in the lane for a pipe.
बच्चों ने बगीचे में छोटा गड्ढा खोदा.
The children dug a small hole in the garden.
पहले गाँव के लोग खुद कुआँ खोदते थे.
Villagers used to dig their own wells.
माली कल नए पौधे के लिए ज़मीन खोदेगा.
The gardener will dig the ground for the new plant tomorrow.
क्या मैं पेड़ के लिए यहाँ खोदूँ?
Shall I dig here for the tree?
ज़्यादा गहरा मत खोदो, नीचे पाइप है.
Don't dig too deep, there's a pipe underneath.
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).