HINDI VERB

नींद आना

to feel sleepy

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit feels sleepy

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit is feeling sleepy

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit felt sleepy

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit used to feel sleepy

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit will feel sleepy

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

खाने के बाद मुझे हमेशा नींद आती है.

After eating I always feel sleepy.
Continuous

मीटिंग में मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है.

I'm feeling very sleepy in the meeting.
Past

कल रात मुझे दो बजे तक नींद नहीं आई.

Last night I couldn't fall asleep till two.
Imperfect

गर्मी की दोपहर में हमें नींद आती थी.

On summer afternoons we used to feel sleepy.
Future

इतनी चाय के बाद तुम्हें नींद नहीं आएगी.

After so much chai you won't feel sleepy.
Subjunctive

लाइट बंद करो ताकि बच्चे को नींद आए.

Turn off the light so that the baby falls asleep.

The sleepy one takes को: मुझे नींद आ रही है; नींद is feminine, and नींद न आना is to be unable to sleep.

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).