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HINDI VERB

खुश होना

to be happy, to be pleased

  • #200 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI was happy
तुमyou were happy
आपyou were happy (politely)
वहhe/she was happy
हमwe were happy
वेthey were happy

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use खुश होना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी छोटे तोहफ़ों से भी खुश होती हैं.

    Mummy ji is pleased even with small gifts.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, नेहा नई नौकरी की खबर से खुश हो रही है.

    Look, Neha is getting happy at the news of the new job.

  3. Past

    मेरे नंबर देखकर पापा जी बहुत खुश हुए.

    Papa ji was very happy to see my marks.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम बारिश में बहुत खुश होते थे.

    As children we used to be very happy in the rain.

  5. Future

    तुम्हें देखकर दादी जी बहुत खुश होंगी.

    Dadi ji will be very happy to see you.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम इस घर में खुश हो.

    I want you to be happy in this house.

  7. Requests and commands

    अब खुश हो, पापा जी ने हाँ कह दी.

    Be happy now, Papa ji has said yes.

Good to know

  • What makes you happy takes से: मैं तुम्हारी खबर से खुश हूँ; खुश होना is becoming happy, खुश है simply being happy.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.