HINDI VERB

खोजना

to search, to discover

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI searched (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou searched (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou searched (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she searched (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe searched (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey searched (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to search
तुमyou used to search
आपyou used to search (politely)
वहhe/she used to search
हमwe used to search
वेthey used to search

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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.

Present

मैं हर सुबह अपनी चाबियाँ खोजता हूँ.

Every morning I search for my keys.
Continuous

रोहन अभी इंटरनेट पर सस्ती टिकट खोज रहा है.

Rohan is searching for a cheap ticket online right now.
Past

हमने पूरे घर में दादी जी का चश्मा खोजा.

We searched the whole house for Dadi ji's glasses.
Imperfect

पहले लोग नक्शे से रास्ता खोजते थे.

People used to find their way with a map.
Future

मैं इस समस्या का कोई हल खोजूँगा.

I'll find some solution to this problem.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं तुम्हारे लिए एक अच्छा डॉक्टर खोजूँ?

Shall I find a good doctor for you?
Requests and commands

अपनी किताब खुद खोजो, मैं व्यस्त हूँ.

Find your book yourself, I'm busy.

खोजना takes the thing looked for as its object: मैंने चाबी खोजी, उसने रास्ता खोजा; ढूँढना is the everyday word for the same.

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