Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI have lunch | ||
| तुमyou have lunch | ||
| आपyou have lunch (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she has lunch | ||
| हमwe have lunch | ||
| वेthey have lunch |
HINDI VERB
लंच करना
to have lunch
- #493 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 having lunch | ||
| तुमyou are having lunch | ||
| आपyou are having lunch (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is having lunch | ||
| हमwe are having lunch | ||
| वेthey are having lunch |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI had lunch (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou had lunch (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou had lunch (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she had lunch (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe had lunch (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey had lunch (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 have lunch | ||
| तुमyou used to have lunch | ||
| आपyou used to have lunch (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to have lunch | ||
| हमwe used to have lunch | ||
| वेthey used to have lunch |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will have lunch | ||
| तुमyou will have lunch | ||
| आपyou will have lunch (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will have lunch | ||
| हमwe will have lunch | ||
| वेthey will have lunch |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I have lunch
- तुम (that) you have lunch
- आप (that) you have lunch (politely)
- वह (that) he/she have lunch
- हम (that) we have lunch
- वे (that) they have lunch
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू have lunch! (intimate)
- तुम have lunch! (to a friend)
- आप have lunch! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) have lunch! (very politely)
How to use लंच करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दफ़्तर में एक बजे लंच करती हूँ.
I have lunch at the office at one.
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Continuous
हम अभी कैंटीन में लंच कर रहे हैं.
We're having lunch in the canteen right now.
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Past
कल मैंने नेहा के साथ लंच किया.
Yesterday I had lunch with Neha.
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Imperfect
पहले हम सब साथ बैठकर लंच करते थे.
We all used to sit and have lunch together.
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Future
रविवार को हम बाहर लंच करेंगे.
On Sunday we'll have lunch out.
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Subjunctive
क्या हम आज साथ लंच करें?
Shall we have lunch together today?
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Requests and commands
पहले लंच करो, फिर मीटिंग में जाओ.
Have lunch first, then go to the meeting.
Good to know
- The past is always लंच किया: हमने साथ लंच किया; the Hindi phrase is दोपहर का खाना खाना.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).