Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI lose | ||
| तुमyou lose | ||
| आपyou lose (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she loses | ||
| हमwe lose | ||
| वेthey lose |
HINDI VERB
खोना
to lose (something)
- #129 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 losing | ||
| तुमyou are losing | ||
| आपyou are losing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is losing | ||
| हमwe are losing | ||
| वेthey are losing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI lost (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou lost (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou lost (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she lost (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe lost (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey lost (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 lose | ||
| तुमyou used to lose | ||
| आपyou used to lose (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to lose | ||
| हमwe used to lose | ||
| वेthey used to lose |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will lose | ||
| तुमyou will lose | ||
| आपyou will lose (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will lose | ||
| हमwe will lose | ||
| वेthey will lose |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I lose
- तुम (that) you lose
- आप (that) you lose (politely)
- वह (that) he/she lose
- हम (that) we lose
- वे (that) they lose
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू lose! (intimate)
- तुम lose! (to a friend)
- आप lose! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) lose! (very politely)
How to use खोना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं अक्सर अपनी चाबी खोता हूँ.
I often lose my keys.
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Continuous
रोहन आजकल हर चीज़ खो रहा है.
Rohan is losing everything these days.
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Past
मैंने कल भीड़ में अपना बटुआ खोया.
Yesterday I lost my wallet in the crowd.
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Imperfect
स्कूल में मैं हर महीने पेंसिल खोती थी.
At school I used to lose a pencil every month.
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Future
इतनी भीड़ में तुम अंगूठी खोओगे.
In such a crowd you'll lose the ring.
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Subjunctive
कहीं वह टिकट न खोए.
Let's hope he doesn't lose the ticket.
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Requests and commands
यह रसीद मत खोओ, ज़रूरी है.
Don't lose this receipt, it's important.
Good to know
- To lose something takes ने and is usually खो देना: मैंने फ़ोन खो दिया.
- The thing that gets lost goes with खो जाना: चाबी खो गई, मैं खो गया.
Where you hear खोना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं अक्सर अपनी चाबी खोता हूँ. I often lose my keys.
- मैंने कल अपना फ़ोन खो दिया. I lost my phone yesterday.
- इतनी भीड़ में तुम अंगूठी खो दोगे. In such a crowd you'll lose the ring.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- मैं अक्सर अपनी चाबी खोता हूँ. I often lose my keys.
- मैंने कल अपना फ़ोन खो दिया. I lost my phone yesterday.
- इतनी भीड़ में तुम अंगूठी खो दोगे. In such a crowd you'll lose the ring.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).