Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI have a job | ||
| तुमyou have a job | ||
| आपyou have a job (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she has a job | ||
| हमwe have a job | ||
| वेthey have a job |
HINDI VERB
नौकरी करना
to have a job, to work (at a job)
- #288 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
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 having a job | ||
| तुमyou are having a job | ||
| आपyou are having a job (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is having a job | ||
| हमwe are having a job | ||
| वेthey are having a job |
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 a job (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou had a job (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou had a job (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she had a job (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe had a job (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey had a job (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 a job | ||
| तुमyou used to have a job | ||
| आपyou used to have a job (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to have a job | ||
| हमwe used to have a job | ||
| वेthey used to have a job |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will have a job | ||
| तुमyou will have a job | ||
| आपyou will have a job (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will have a job | ||
| हमwe will have a job | ||
| वेthey will have a job |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I have a job
- तुम (that) you have a job
- आप (that) you have a job (politely)
- वह (that) he/she have a job
- हम (that) we have a job
- वे (that) they have a job
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू have a job! (intimate)
- तुम have a job! (to a friend)
- आप have a job! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) have a job! (very politely)
How to use नौकरी करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं गुड़गाँव की एक कंपनी में नौकरी करता हूँ.
I work at a company in Gurgaon.
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Continuous
नेहा आजकल एक अस्पताल में नौकरी कर रही है.
Neha is working at a hospital these days.
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Past
मैंने पाँच साल एक बैंक में नौकरी की.
I worked at a bank for five years.
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Imperfect
मम्मी जी शादी से पहले स्कूल में नौकरी करती थीं.
Mummy ji used to work at a school before her marriage.
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Future
पढ़ाई के बाद मैं दिल्ली में ही नौकरी करूँगा.
After my studies I'll work in Delhi itself.
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Subjunctive
पापा जी चाहते हैं कि मैं सरकारी नौकरी करूँ.
Papa ji wants me to have a government job.
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Requests and commands
पहले दो साल नौकरी करो, फिर अपना काम शुरू करो.
Work a job for two years first, then start your own business.
Good to know
- नौकरी is feminine, so the past is नौकरी की; where you work takes में: मैं बैंक में नौकरी करता हूँ.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).