Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI arrive | ||
| तुमyou arrive | ||
| आपyou arrive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she arrives | ||
| हमwe arrive | ||
| वेthey arrive |
HINDI VERB
पहुँचना
to arrive, to reach
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- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am arriving | ||
| तुमyou are arriving | ||
| आपyou are arriving (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is arriving | ||
| हमwe are arriving | ||
| वेthey are arriving |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI arrived | ||
| तुमyou arrived | ||
| आपyou arrived (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she arrived | ||
| हमwe arrived | ||
| वेthey arrived |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to arrive | ||
| तुमyou used to arrive | ||
| आपyou used to arrive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to arrive | ||
| हमwe used to arrive | ||
| वेthey used to arrive |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will arrive | ||
| तुमyou will arrive | ||
| आपyou will arrive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will arrive | ||
| हमwe will arrive | ||
| वेthey will arrive |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I arrive
- तुम (that) you arrive
- आप (that) you arrive (politely)
- वह (that) he/she arrive
- हम (that) we arrive
- वे (that) they arrive
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू arrive! (intimate)
- तुम arrive! (to a friend)
- आप arrive! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) arrive! (very politely)
How to use पहुँचना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ नौ बजे दफ़्तर पहुँचती हूँ.
I reach the office at nine every day.
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Continuous
हम बस पाँच मिनट में पहुँच रहे हैं.
We're arriving in just five minutes.
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Past
ट्रेन दो घंटे देर से दिल्ली पहुँची.
The train reached Delhi two hours late.
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Imperfect
पहले चिट्ठी एक हफ़्ते में पहुँचती थी.
A letter used to take a week to arrive before.
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Future
नेहा कल सुबह जयपुर पहुँचेगी.
Neha will reach Jaipur tomorrow morning.
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Subjunctive
जल्दी चलो ताकि हम समय पर पहुँचें.
Let's hurry so that we arrive on time.
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Requests and commands
स्टेशन पर ठीक सात बजे पहुँचो.
Get to the station at seven sharp.
Good to know
- The place you reach takes no postposition, घर पहुँचा, दिल्ली पहुँचे; the causative पहुँचाना is to drop someone off.
Where you hear पहुँचना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं रोज़ नौ बजे दुकान पहुँचता हूँ. I reach the shop at nine every day.
- हम सात बजे गाँव पहुँचे. We arrived at the village at seven.
- हम दो घंटे में पहुँचेंगे. We'll arrive in two hours.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं रोज़ नौ बजे दुकान पहुँचता हूँ. I reach the shop at nine every day.
- हम सात बजे गाँव पहुँचे. We arrived at the village at seven.
- हम दो घंटे में पहुँचेंगे. We'll arrive in two hours.
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The fields
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Beginner Level 2 · हम सात बजे पहुँचे.
The Flooded Lane
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Beginner Level 3 · मेट्रो पहुँचने के लिए, बड़ी सड़क से. · मुझे सात बजे तक होटल पहुँचना है. · जल्दी पहुँचने के लिए
The Fast Train to Agra
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Intermediate Level 1 · और सात बजे निज़ामुद्दीन पहुँचे. · आज हम एक घंटा चालीस मिनट में पहुँचेंगे.
The Night Train
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Intermediate Level 1 · हम कितने बजे पहुँचेंगे?
Hiring the Van
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Intermediate Level 3 · जब हम पहुँचेंगे, तब · और जब हम पहुँचेंगे, तब आप रुकेंगे?
The procession
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Advanced Level 1 · पहुँचते ही · गेट पर पहुँचते ही मालाएँ.
The Folder, the Night Before
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Advanced Level 3 · पहुँचते ही वे फ़ोन ले लेते हैं.
The goodbye
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Advanced Level 3 · जब घर पहुँचेंगी, फ़ोटो भेजेंगी. · जब पहुँचो, मैसेज करना. रोना मत!
The groom's auto
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Fluency Level 2 · दूल्हा हँसता हुआ पहुँचा, माँ करीब-करीब बेहोश.
The lion and the hare
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Fluency Level 2 · खरगोश धीरे-धीरे चला और देर से पहुँचा.
If I Gave a Speech
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Fluency Level 2 · बेंच से टोकूँगी, बेटा, जहाँ से हाथ पहुँचे.
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