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HINDI VERB

खोदना

to dig

  • #499 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 dig
तुमyou dig
आपyou dig (politely)
वहhe/she digs
हमwe dig
वेthey dig

Continuous

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

Past

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)

Imperfect

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

Future

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use खोदना

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

  1. Present

    यहाँ हर साल सड़क वाले सड़क खोदते हैं.

    Here the road workers dig up the road every year.

  2. Continuous

    मज़दूर गली में पाइप के लिए गड्ढा खोद रहे हैं.

    Workers are digging a hole in the lane for a pipe.

  3. Past

    बच्चों ने बगीचे में छोटा गड्ढा खोदा.

    The children dug a small hole in the garden.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले गाँव के लोग खुद कुआँ खोदते थे.

    Villagers used to dig their own wells.

  5. Future

    माली कल नए पौधे के लिए ज़मीन खोदेगा.

    The gardener will dig the ground for the new plant tomorrow.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पेड़ के लिए यहाँ खोदूँ?

    Shall I dig here for the tree?

  7. Requests and commands

    ज़्यादा गहरा मत खोदो, नीचे पाइप है.

    Don't dig too deep, there's a pipe underneath.

Good to know

  • It agrees with what is dug: उसने गड्ढा खोदा, उन्होंने नहर खोदी; where you dig takes में.

Verbs like this one

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