Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI have breakfast | ||
| तुमyou have breakfast | ||
| आपyou have breakfast (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she has breakfast | ||
| हमwe have breakfast | ||
| वेthey have breakfast |
HINDI VERB
नाश्ता करना
to have breakfast
- #161 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 having breakfast | ||
| तुमyou are having breakfast | ||
| आपyou are having breakfast (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is having breakfast | ||
| हमwe are having breakfast | ||
| वेthey are having breakfast |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI had breakfast (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou had breakfast (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou had breakfast (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she had breakfast (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe had breakfast (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey had breakfast (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 have breakfast | ||
| तुमyou used to have breakfast | ||
| आपyou used to have breakfast (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to have breakfast | ||
| हमwe used to have breakfast | ||
| वेthey used to have breakfast |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will have breakfast | ||
| तुमyou will have breakfast | ||
| आपyou will have breakfast (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will have breakfast | ||
| हमwe will have breakfast | ||
| वेthey will have breakfast |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I have breakfast
- तुम (that) you have breakfast
- आप (that) you have breakfast (politely)
- वह (that) he/she have breakfast
- हम (that) we have breakfast
- वे (that) they have breakfast
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू have breakfast! (intimate)
- तुम have breakfast! (to a friend)
- आप have breakfast! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) have breakfast! (very politely)
How to use नाश्ता करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ सात बजे नाश्ता करती हूँ.
I have breakfast at seven every day.
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Continuous
रोहन अभी छत पर नाश्ता कर रहा है.
Rohan is having breakfast on the roof right now.
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Past
हमने आज गेट के पास नाश्ता किया.
We had breakfast near the gate today.
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Imperfect
पहले मैं अस्पताल में नाश्ता करती थी.
I used to have breakfast at the hospital before.
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Future
कल हम मेट्रो से पहले नाश्ता करेंगे.
Tomorrow we'll have breakfast before the metro.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं निकलने से पहले नाश्ता करूँ?
Shall I have breakfast before leaving?
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Requests and commands
पापा जी, ठंडा होने से पहले नाश्ता कीजिए.
Papa ji, have breakfast before it gets cold.
Good to know
- नाश्ता is a masculine noun, so the past is always नाश्ता किया: हमने नाश्ता किया.
Where you hear नाश्ता करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं सात बजे नाश्ता करती हूँ. I have breakfast at seven.
- हमने गेट पर नाश्ता किया. We had breakfast at the gate.
- कल हम साथ नाश्ता करेंगे. Tomorrow we'll have breakfast together.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).