Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI work hard | ||
| तुमyou work hard | ||
| आपyou work hard (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she works hard | ||
| हमwe work hard | ||
| वेthey work hard |
HINDI VERB
मेहनत करना
to work hard
- #289 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 working hard | ||
| तुमyou are working hard | ||
| आपyou are working hard (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is working hard | ||
| हमwe are working hard | ||
| वेthey are working hard |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI worked hard (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou worked hard (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou worked hard (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she worked hard (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe worked hard (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey worked hard (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 work hard | ||
| तुमyou used to work hard | ||
| आपyou used to work hard (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to work hard | ||
| हमwe used to work hard | ||
| वेthey used to work hard |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will work hard | ||
| तुमyou will work hard | ||
| आपyou will work hard (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will work hard | ||
| हमwe will work hard | ||
| वेthey will work hard |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I work hard
- तुम (that) you work hard
- आप (that) you work hard (politely)
- वह (that) he/she work hard
- हम (that) we work hard
- वे (that) they work hard
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू work hard! (intimate)
- तुम work hard! (to a friend)
- आप work hard! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) work hard! (very politely)
How to use मेहनत करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं परीक्षा के लिए रोज़ मेहनत करती हूँ.
I work hard every day for the exam.
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Continuous
राजू भैया नई दुकान के लिए बहुत मेहनत कर रहे हैं.
Raju bhaiya is working very hard for the new shop.
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Past
मैंने इस प्रोजेक्ट पर महीनों मेहनत की.
I worked hard on this project for months.
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Imperfect
पापा जी हमारे लिए दिन-रात मेहनत करते थे.
Papa ji used to work day and night for us.
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Future
मैं अगले साल और मेहनत करूँगी.
I'll work even harder next year.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि रोहन पढ़ाई में थोड़ी मेहनत करे.
I want Rohan to work a bit harder at his studies.
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Requests and commands
रोहन, थोड़ी मेहनत करो, परीक्षा पास है.
Rohan, work a bit hard, the exam is close.
Good to know
- मेहनत is feminine, so the past is मेहनत की; मेहनत का फल is the reward of hard work.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).