Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dance | ||
| तुमyou dance | ||
| आपyou dance (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dances | ||
| हमwe dance | ||
| वेthey dance |
HINDI VERB
नाचना
to dance
- #124 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am dancing | ||
| तुमyou are dancing | ||
| आपyou are dancing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is dancing | ||
| हमwe are dancing | ||
| वेthey are dancing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI danced | ||
| तुमyou danced | ||
| आपyou danced (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she danced | ||
| हमwe danced | ||
| वेthey danced |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to dance | ||
| तुमyou used to dance | ||
| आपyou used to dance (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to dance | ||
| हमwe used to dance | ||
| वेthey used to dance |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will dance | ||
| तुमyou will dance | ||
| आपyou will dance (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will dance | ||
| हमwe will dance | ||
| वेthey will dance |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I dance
- तुम (that) you dance
- आप (that) you dance (politely)
- वह (that) he/she dance
- हम (that) we dance
- वे (that) they dance
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू dance! (intimate)
- तुम dance! (to a friend)
- आप dance! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) dance! (very politely)
How to use नाचना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
शादियों में सब बुरा नाचते हैं, कोई नहीं देखता.
At weddings everyone dances badly, nobody watches.
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Continuous
राजू भैया बैंड के सामने नाच रहे हैं.
Raju bhaiya is dancing in front of the band.
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Past
कल रात मैं दो घंटे नाचा.
Last night I danced for two hours.
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Imperfect
मम्मी जी कॉलेज में बहुत अच्छा नाचती थीं.
Mummy ji used to dance very well in college.
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Future
बारात में मैं सबसे आगे नाचूँगा.
In the procession I'll dance right at the front.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं तुम्हारे साथ नाचूँ?
Shall I dance with you?
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Requests and commands
शर्माओ मत, हमारे साथ नाचो!
Don't be shy, dance with us!
Good to know
- Who you dance with takes के साथ: वह मेरे साथ नाचेगा; no ने in the past: मैं नाचा.
Where you hear नाचना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं हर शादी में नाचती हूँ. I dance at every wedding.
- मैं बारात में खूब नाचा. I danced a lot in the procession.
- नेहा संगीत में नाचेगी. Neha will dance at the music night.
Hindi · Fluency Level 2
- मैं हर शादी में नाचती हूँ. I dance at every wedding.
- मैं बारात में खूब नाचा. I danced a lot in the procession.
- नेहा संगीत में नाचेगी. Neha will dance at the music night.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.