Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI die | ||
| तुमyou die | ||
| आपyou die (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dies | ||
| हमwe die | ||
| वेthey die |
HINDI VERB
मरना
to die; in Delhi's extremes, to be dying of cold, hunger or boredom
- #95 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am dying | ||
| तुमyou are dying | ||
| आपyou are dying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is dying | ||
| हमwe are dying | ||
| वेthey are dying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI died | ||
| तुमyou died | ||
| आपyou died (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she died | ||
| हमwe died | ||
| वेthey died |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to die | ||
| तुमyou used to die | ||
| आपyou used to die (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to die | ||
| हमwe used to die | ||
| वेthey used to die |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will die | ||
| तुमyou will die | ||
| आपyou will die (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will die | ||
| हमwe will die | ||
| वेthey will die |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I die
- तुम (that) you die
- आप (that) you die (politely)
- वह (that) he/she die
- हम (that) we die
- वे (that) they die
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू die! (intimate)
- तुम die! (to a friend)
- आप die! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) die! (very politely)
How to use मरना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दिल्ली में हर मई हम गर्मी से मरते हैं.
In Delhi, every May we die of the heat.
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Continuous
खाना कब बनेगा? मैं भूख से मर रही हूँ.
When will the food be ready? I'm dying of hunger.
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Past
शुक्र है, उस हादसे में कोई नहीं मरा.
Thank goodness, nobody died in that accident.
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Imperfect
पुराने ज़माने में लोग छोटी बीमारियों से मरते थे.
In the old days, people died of small illnesses.
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Future
डरो मत, थोड़ी ठंड से कोई नहीं मरेगा.
Don't be scared, nobody will die of a little cold.
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Subjunctive
कुछ खा लो, ताकि तुम भूख से न मरो.
Eat something, so you don't die of hunger.
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Requests and commands
बोरियत से मत मरो, मेरे साथ बाज़ार चलो.
Don't die of boredom, come to the market with me.
Good to know
- What you are dying of takes से, भूख से मरना, ठंड से मरना, and मर रहा हूँ is said as lightly as in English.
Where you hear मरना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- दिल्ली की सर्दी में मैं रोज़ मरता हूँ. In the Delhi winter I die every day.
- पिछले साल कोहरे में हम ठंड से मर गए थे. Last year in the fog we died of cold.
- रजाई के बिना आप मर जाएंगे. Without a quilt you'll die.
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