Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI cry | ||
| तुमyou cry | ||
| आपyou cry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she cries | ||
| हमwe cry | ||
| वेthey cry |
HINDI VERB
रोना
to cry
- #97 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 crying | ||
| तुमyou are crying | ||
| आपyou are crying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is crying | ||
| हमwe are crying | ||
| वेthey are crying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI cried | ||
| तुमyou cried | ||
| आपyou cried (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she cried | ||
| हमwe cried | ||
| वेthey cried |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to cry | ||
| तुमyou used to cry | ||
| आपyou used to cry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to cry | ||
| हमwe used to cry | ||
| वेthey used to cry |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will cry | ||
| तुमyou will cry | ||
| आपyou will cry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will cry | ||
| हमwe will cry | ||
| वेthey will cry |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I cry
- तुम (that) you cry
- आप (that) you cry (politely)
- वह (that) he/she cry
- हम (that) we cry
- वे (that) they cry
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू cry! (intimate)
- तुम cry! (to a friend)
- आप cry! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) cry! (very politely)
How to use रोना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मीरा हर दुखी फ़िल्म पर रोती है.
Meera cries at every sad movie.
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Continuous
बच्चा क्यों रो रहा है?
Why is the baby crying?
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Past
कल रात मैं बहुत रोई.
Last night I cried a lot.
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Imperfect
रोहन बचपन में बहुत रोता था.
Rohan used to cry a lot as a child.
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Future
तुम जाओगे तो दादी जी रोएंगी.
If you go, Dadi ji will cry.
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Subjunctive
मैं नहीं चाहता कि मम्मी जी रोएं.
I don't want Mummy ji to cry.
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Requests and commands
रोओ मत, सब ठीक हो जाएगा.
Don't cry, everything will be fine.
Good to know
- रोना takes no ने: वह रोई, she cried; रोने लगना is to start crying.
Where you hear रोना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- बच्चा रात में रोता है. The child cries at night.
- बच्चा पूरी रात रोया. The child cried all night.
- मैं नहीं रोऊँगी. I won't cry.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- बच्चा रात में रोता है. The child cries at night.
- बच्चा पूरी रात रोया. The child cried all night.
- मैं नहीं रोऊँगी. I won't cry.
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Advanced Level 2 · मम्मी जी रोने वाली हैं. तो रविवार को, खाने पर.
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Advanced Level 3 · मैं रोने वाली हूँ. · माँ रोने वाली हैं. पापा गले लगाने वाले हैं.
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Fluency Level 3 · अंत छोटा रखो. रोने से पहले बैठ जाना.
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