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HINDI VERB

खोलना

to open, to unpack

  • #63 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 open
तुमyou open
आपyou open (politely)
वहhe/she opens
हमwe open
वेthey open

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI opened (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou opened (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou opened (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she opened (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe opened (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey opened (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 open
तुमyou used to open
आपyou used to open (politely)
वहhe/she used to open
हमwe used to open
वेthey used to open

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will open
तुमyou will open
आपyou will open (politely)
वहhe/she will open
हमwe will open
वेthey will open

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use खोलना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी दुकान रोज़ सात बजे खोलते हैं.

    Papa ji opens the shop at seven every day.

  2. Continuous

    नेहा रसोई के डिब्बे खोल रही है.

    Neha is unpacking the kitchen boxes.

  3. Past

    हमने पहले रसोई खोली, फिर बेडरूम.

    We unpacked the kitchen first, then the bedroom.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी सुबह पाँच बजे खिड़कियाँ खोलती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to open the windows at five in the morning.

  5. Future

    मैं दरवाज़ा खोलूँगा, तुम सामान लाओ.

    I'll open the door, you bring the luggage.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं तोहफ़ा अभी खोलूँ?

    Shall I open the gift now?

  7. Requests and commands

    खिड़की खोलो, कमरे में बहुत गरमी है.

    Open the window, it's very hot in the room.

Good to know

  • खोलना is to open something; खुलना is for what opens by itself: दुकान दस बजे खुलती है.

Where you hear खोलना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मैं दुकान सात बजे खोलता हूँ. I open the shop at seven.
  • हमने पहले रसोई खोली. We unpacked the kitchen first.
  • मैं दरवाज़ा खोलूँगा. I'll open the door.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मैं दुकान सात बजे खोलता हूँ. I open the shop at seven.
  • हमने पहले रसोई खोली. We unpacked the kitchen first.
  • मैं दरवाज़ा खोलूँगा. I'll open the door.
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The First Dinner

Intermediate Level 2 · तो रसोई पहले नहीं खोलनी चाहिए थी. · नहीं, खोलनी चाहिए थी. केतली कहाँ है?

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The Talk with Papa ji

Intermediate Level 3 · तीन साल से तुम मेरे बेटे हो. मिठाई खोलो.

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A Lane in Hauz Khas Village

Advanced Level 1 · अगर कभी अपनी जगह खोलूँ · अगर कभी अपनी जगह खोलूँ, तो यहीं.

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The Plan

Advanced Level 2 · अपना रेस्टोरेंट खोलना चाहता हूँ · अभी क्यों न खोलें?

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Asking Papa ji

Advanced Level 2 · पापा जी, मैं रेस्टोरेंट खोलना चाहता हूँ. मुझे समझाने दीजिए.

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The Idioms of the Cards

Fluency Level 1 · अपने पत्ते कभी पहले मत खोलो.

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The Bank

Fluency Level 3 · ईमेल पर? आठ साल में एक भी नहीं खोला. · कोई नहीं खोलता, सर. इनबॉक्स देखिए.

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