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HINDI VERB

मालूम होना

to be known, to find out

  • #47 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is known
वेthey are known

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is being known
वेthey are being known

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit was known
वेthey were known

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to be known
वेthey used to be known

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will be known
वेthey will be known

Subjunctive

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

  1. वह (that) it be known
  2. वे (that) they be known

How to use मालूम होना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी को हर सब्ज़ी का भाव मालूम होता है.

    Papa ji knows the price of every vegetable.

  2. Continuous

    अब मुझे मालूम हो रहा है कि यह काम आसान नहीं है.

    Now I'm realizing this job isn't easy.

  3. Past

    मुझे बाद में मालूम हुआ कि वह मीरा का भाई है.

    I found out later that he is Meera's brother.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मुझे इस इलाके के बारे में कुछ मालूम नहीं होता था.

    Before, I didn't know anything about this area.

  5. Future

    कल तक सबको नतीजा मालूम होगा.

    By tomorrow everyone will know the result.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद गुप्ता जी को रास्ता मालूम हो.

    Maybe Gupta ji knows the way.

Good to know

  • मालूम होना and पता होना both say someone knows, with को: मुझे मालूम है; मालूम नहीं is a common "no idea".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).