Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI stay | ||
| तुमyou stay | ||
| आपyou stay (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she stays | ||
| हमwe stay | ||
| वेthey stay |
HINDI VERB
रहना
to stay, to live
- #8 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am staying | ||
| तुमyou are staying | ||
| आपyou are staying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is staying | ||
| हमwe are staying | ||
| वेthey are staying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI stayed | ||
| तुमyou stayed | ||
| आपyou stayed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she stayed | ||
| हमwe stayed | ||
| वेthey stayed |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to stay | ||
| तुमyou used to stay | ||
| आपyou used to stay (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to stay | ||
| हमwe used to stay | ||
| वेthey used to stay |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will stay | ||
| तुमyou will stay | ||
| आपyou will stay (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will stay | ||
| हमwe will stay | ||
| वेthey will stay |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I stay
- तुम (that) you stay
- आप (that) you stay (politely)
- वह (that) he/she stay
- हम (that) we stay
- वे (that) they stay
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू stay! (intimate)
- तुम stay! (to a friend)
- आप stay! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) stay! (very politely)
How to use रहना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दिल्ली में अपने परिवार के साथ रहता हूँ.
I live in Delhi with my family.
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Continuous
नेहा आजकल अपनी मौसी के घर रह रही है.
Neha is staying at her aunt's house these days.
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Past
हम दो साल मुंबई में रहे.
We lived in Mumbai for two years.
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Imperfect
पहले गुप्ता जी हमारे पड़ोस में रहते थे.
Gupta ji used to live in our neighbourhood before.
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Future
मैं होटल में तीन रात रहूँगा.
I'll stay three nights at the hotel.
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Subjunctive
मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि हम साथ रहें.
Mummy ji wants us to live together.
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Requests and commands
आज रात यहीं रहो, बहुत देर हो गई है.
Stay here tonight, it's very late.
Good to know
- Where you live takes में, मैं दिल्ली में रहता हूँ; after another verb, रहना is the continuous रहा, रही, रहे.
Where you hear रहना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं लाजपत नगर में रहता हूँ. I live in Lajpat Nagar.
- मैं रविवार को हॉस्पिटल में रही. I stayed at the hospital on Sunday.
- मैं होली तक दिल्ली में रहूँगा. I'll stay in Delhi till Holi.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं लाजपत नगर में रहता हूँ. I live in Lajpat Nagar.
- मैं रविवार को हॉस्पिटल में रही. I stayed at the hospital on Sunday.
- मैं होली तक दिल्ली में रहूँगा. I'll stay in Delhi till Holi.
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