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HINDI VERB

लड़ना

to fight, to quarrel

  • #173 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI fight
तुमyou fight
आपyou fight (politely)
वहhe/she fights
हमwe fight
वेthey fight

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लड़ना

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

  1. Present

    दोनों भाई हर दिन छोटी बातों पर लड़ते हैं.

    The two brothers fight over small things every day.

  2. Continuous

    पड़ोसी फिर से पार्किंग के लिए लड़ रहे हैं.

    The neighbours are fighting over parking again.

  3. Past

    कल मैं राजू से बेकार में लड़ी.

    Yesterday I quarrelled with Raju for nothing.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम रिमोट के लिए लड़ते थे.

    As kids we used to fight over the remote.

  5. Future

    मैं अपने हक के लिए लड़ूँगी.

    I'll fight for my rights.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं नहीं चाहता कि बच्चे आपस में लड़ें.

    I don't want the kids to fight among themselves.

  7. Requests and commands

    लड़ो मत, दोनों मिलकर खेलो.

    Don't fight, play together, both of you.

Good to know

  • Whom you fight takes से: रोहन नेहा से लड़ा; no ने in the past: हम लड़े, वे लड़ीं.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.