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HINDI VERB

लौटना

to come back, to return

  • #73 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI come back
तुमyou come back
आपyou come back (politely)
वहhe/she comes back
हमwe come back
वेthey come back

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लौटना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी रोज़ सात बजे घर लौटते हैं.

    Papa ji comes back home at seven every day.

  2. Continuous

    मैं अभी ऑफ़िस से लौट रही हूँ.

    I'm coming back from the office right now.

  3. Past

    हम कल रात मुंबई से लौटे.

    We came back from Mumbai last night.

  4. Imperfect

    रोहन हमेशा देर से लौटता था.

    Rohan always used to come back late.

  5. Future

    मैं अगले हफ़्ते दिल्ली लौटूँगा.

    I'll return to Delhi next week.

  6. Subjunctive

    मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि हम जल्दी लौटें.

    Mummy ji wants us to come back early.

  7. Requests and commands

    अंधेरा होने से पहले लौटो.

    Come back before dark.

Good to know

  • लौटना takes no ने: मैं देर से लौटा; वापस आना means the same.

Where you hear लौटना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ आठ बजे घर लौटता हूँ. I come back home at eight every day.
  • हम रात को लौटे. We came back at night.
  • मैं कल शाम को लौटूँगी. I'll come back tomorrow evening.
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Intermediate Level 1 · हम रात को लौटे.

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