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HINDI VERB

रवाना होना

to depart, to set off

  • #192 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI depart
तुमyou depart
आपyou depart (politely)
वहhe/she departs
हमwe depart
वेthey depart

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू depart! (intimate)
  2. तुम depart! (to a friend)
  3. आप depart! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) depart! (very politely)

How to use रवाना होना

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

  1. Present

    हमारी बस हर सुबह छह बजे रवाना होती है.

    Our bus departs every morning at six.

  2. Continuous

    जल्दी करो, ट्रेन अभी रवाना हो रही है.

    Hurry, the train is leaving right now.

  3. Past

    रोहन कल सुबह दिल्ली से आगरा के लिए रवाना हुआ.

    Rohan set off from Delhi for Agra yesterday morning.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले यह ट्रेन रात को रवाना होती थी.

    This train used to depart at night before.

  5. Future

    हम शनिवार को सुबह जल्दी रवाना होंगे.

    We'll set off early on Saturday morning.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद मीरा दीदी आज शाम ही रवाना हो.

    Maybe Meera didi will set off this very evening.

  7. Requests and commands

    आप सब सुबह सात बजे रवाना हो जाइए.

    All of you set off at seven in the morning.

Good to know

  • Where you set off for takes के लिए: ट्रेन मुंबई के लिए रवाना हुई; रवाना करना is to send something off.

Where you hear रवाना होना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • यह ट्रेन रोज़ सात बजे रवाना होती है. This train departs at seven every day.
  • बस आठ बजे रवाना हुई. The bus left at eight.
  • हम कल सुबह आगरा के लिए रवाना होंगे. We'll set off for Agra tomorrow morning.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.