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HINDI VERB

पड़ना

to have to (the task falls on someone); to fall

  • #17 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI have to
तुमyou have to
आपyou have to (politely)
वहhe/she has to
हमwe have to
वेthey have to

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am having to
तुमyou are having to
आपyou are having to (politely)
वहhe/she is having to
हमwe are having to
वेthey are having to

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI had to
तुमyou had to
आपyou had to (politely)
वहhe/she had to
हमwe had to
वेthey had to

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to have to
तुमyou used to have to
आपyou used to have to (politely)
वहhe/she used to have to
हमwe used to have to
वेthey used to have to

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will have to
तुमyou will have to
आपyou will have to (politely)
वहhe/she will have to
हमwe will have to
वेthey will have to

Subjunctive

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

  1. मैं (that) I have to
  2. तुम (that) you have to
  3. आप (that) you have to (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she have to
  5. हम (that) we have to
  6. वे (that) they have to

How to use पड़ना

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

  1. Present

    मुझे रोज़ छह बजे उठना पड़ता है.

    I have to get up at six every day.

  2. Continuous

    आजकल हमें देर तक रुकना पड़ रहा है.

    These days we're having to stay late.

  3. Past

    कल मुझे दो घंटे लाइन में खड़ा रहना पड़ा.

    Yesterday I had to stand in line for two hours.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मुझे हर रविवार काम करना पड़ता था.

    I used to have to work every Sunday.

  5. Future

    कल हमें जल्दी निकलना पड़ेगा.

    Tomorrow we'll have to leave early.

  6. Subjunctive

    कहीं मुझे फिर से लाइन में न लगना पड़े.

    Let's hope I don't have to queue again.

Good to know

  • For "have to", the person takes को and पड़ना agrees with the infinitive: मुझे जाना पड़ा, मुझे रोटी बनानी पड़ी.
  • On its own it is to fall or to fall ill: वह बीमार पड़ा, ओले पड़े.

Where you hear पड़ना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मुझे रोज़ सात बजे उठना पड़ता है. I have to get up at seven every day.
  • कल मुझे दो घंटे रुकना पड़ा. Yesterday I had to wait two hours.
  • कल हमें जल्दी निकलना पड़ेगा. Tomorrow we'll have to leave early.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मुझे रोज़ सात बजे उठना पड़ता है. I have to get up at seven every day.
  • कल मुझे दो घंटे रुकना पड़ा. Yesterday I had to wait two hours.
  • कल हमें जल्दी निकलना पड़ेगा. Tomorrow we'll have to leave early.
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The Property Dealer

Intermediate Level 2 · सर, आपको आज ही फ़ैसला करना पड़ेगा.

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Planning Agra

Intermediate Level 3 · और छह बजे निकलना पड़ेगा. · हमें जल्दी उठना पड़ेगा. · तुम्हें बस उन्हें जगाना पड़ेगा. · नहीं, मैं बुक करूँगा. तुम्हें बस उन्हें जगाना पड़ेगा.

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Setting the Day

Advanced Level 1 · बुलाना पड़ेगा?

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The inspection

Advanced Level 2 · रुकना पड़ा · तीन हफ़्ते रुकना पड़ा, तीन दिन आसान हैं.

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A slow Tuesday

Advanced Level 2 · आदत पड़ जाएगी.

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Going Home

Advanced Level 3 · जाना पड़ेगा? · हाँ, पहले बिल भरना पड़ेगा.

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