Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI try | ||
| तुमyou try | ||
| आपyou try (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she tries | ||
| हमwe try | ||
| वेthey try |
HINDI VERB
कोशिश करना
to try
- #65 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 trying | ||
| तुमyou are trying | ||
| आपyou are trying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is trying | ||
| हमwe are trying | ||
| वेthey are trying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI tried (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou tried (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou tried (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she tried (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe tried (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey tried (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 try | ||
| तुमyou used to try | ||
| आपyou used to try (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to try | ||
| हमwe used to try | ||
| वेthey used to try |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will try | ||
| तुमyou will try | ||
| आपyou will try (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will try | ||
| हमwe will try | ||
| वेthey will try |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I try
- तुम (that) you try
- आप (that) you try (politely)
- वह (that) he/she try
- हम (that) we try
- वे (that) they try
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू try! (intimate)
- तुम try! (to a friend)
- आप try! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) try! (very politely)
How to use कोशिश करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ थोड़ी हिंदी बोलने की कोशिश करती हूँ.
Every day I try to speak a little Hindi.
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Continuous
नेहा कई दिनों से तुम्हें फ़ोन करने की कोशिश कर रही है.
Neha has been trying to call you for days.
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Past
हमने बहुत कोशिश की, पर टिकट नहीं मिला.
We tried hard, but we didn't get a ticket.
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Imperfect
कॉलेज में मैं हर सुबह दौड़ने की कोशिश करता था.
In college I used to try to run every morning.
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Future
मैं अगले महीने फिर से परीक्षा देने की कोशिश करूँगी.
Next month I'll try to take the exam again.
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Subjunctive
ज़रूरी है कि हम समय पर पहुँचने की कोशिश करें.
It's important that we try to arrive on time.
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Requests and commands
एक बार फिर कोशिश करो, तुम ज़रूर कर लोगे.
Try once more, you'll definitely manage it.
Good to know
- What you try to do is an infinitive with की: मैं हिंदी बोलने की कोशिश करता हूँ.
Where you hear कोशिश करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 3
- मैं रोज़ हिंदी बोलने की कोशिश करती हूँ. I try to speak Hindi every day.
- मैंने कल फ़ोन करने की कोशिश की. I tried to call yesterday.
- मैं शनिवार को आने की कोशिश करूँगी. I'll try to come on Saturday.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- मैं रोज़ हिंदी बोलने की कोशिश करती हूँ. I try to speak Hindi every day.
- मैंने कल फ़ोन करने की कोशिश की. I tried to call yesterday.
- मैं शनिवार को आने की कोशिश करूँगी. I'll try to come on Saturday.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).