Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI bathe | ||
| तुमyou bathe | ||
| आपyou bathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she bathes | ||
| हमwe bathe | ||
| वेthey bathe |
HINDI VERB
नहाना
to bathe, to take a bath
- #160 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 bathing | ||
| तुमyou are bathing | ||
| आपyou are bathing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is bathing | ||
| हमwe are bathing | ||
| वेthey are bathing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI bathed | ||
| तुमyou bathed | ||
| आपyou bathed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she bathed | ||
| हमwe bathed | ||
| वेthey bathed |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to bathe | ||
| तुमyou used to bathe | ||
| आपyou used to bathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to bathe | ||
| हमwe used to bathe | ||
| वेthey used to bathe |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will bathe | ||
| तुमyou will bathe | ||
| आपyou will bathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will bathe | ||
| हमwe will bathe | ||
| वेthey will bathe |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I bathe
- तुम (that) you bathe
- आप (that) you bathe (politely)
- वह (that) he/she bathe
- हम (that) we bathe
- वे (that) they bathe
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू bathe! (intimate)
- तुम bathe! (to a friend)
- आप bathe! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) bathe! (very politely)
How to use नहाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ सुबह ठंडे पानी से नहाती हूँ.
I bathe in cold water every morning.
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Continuous
रुको, रोहन अभी नहा रहा है.
Wait, Rohan is having a bath right now.
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Past
आज मैं देर से नहाई, इसलिए लेट हो गई.
I bathed late today, so I got late.
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Imperfect
गाँव में हम नदी में नहाते थे.
In the village we used to bathe in the river.
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Future
मैं खाने से पहले नहाऊँगी.
I'll bathe before eating.
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Subjunctive
पहले मैं नहाऊँ या पहले चाय पिऊँ?
Shall I bathe first or have chai first?
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Requests and commands
जल्दी नहाओ, पानी गरम है.
Bathe quickly, the water's hot.
Good to know
- No ने in the past: मैं नहाया, नेहा नहाई; ठंडे पानी से नहाना is bathing in cold water.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.