Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI breathe | ||
| तुमyou breathe | ||
| आपyou breathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she breathes | ||
| हमwe breathe | ||
| वेthey breathe |
HINDI VERB
साँस लेना
to breathe
- #254 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am breathing | ||
| तुमyou are breathing | ||
| आपyou are breathing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is breathing | ||
| हमwe are breathing | ||
| वेthey are breathing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI breathed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou breathed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou breathed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she breathed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe breathed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey breathed (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to breathe | ||
| तुमyou used to breathe | ||
| आपyou used to breathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to breathe | ||
| हमwe used to breathe | ||
| वेthey used to breathe |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will breathe | ||
| तुमyou will breathe | ||
| आपyou will breathe (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will breathe | ||
| हमwe will breathe | ||
| वेthey will breathe |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I breathe
- तुम (that) you breathe
- आप (that) you breathe (politely)
- वह (that) he/she breathe
- हम (that) we breathe
- वे (that) they breathe
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू breathe! (intimate)
- तुम breathe! (to a friend)
- आप breathe! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) breathe! (very politely)
How to use साँस लेना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
पहाड़ों में मैं खुली हवा में साँस लेता हूँ.
In the mountains I breathe fresh air.
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Continuous
डॉक्टर साहब, मैं ठीक से साँस नहीं ले रही हूँ.
Doctor, I'm not breathing properly.
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Past
मैंने आँखें बंद करके गहरी साँस ली.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
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Imperfect
दिल्ली की हवा में पहले मैं मुश्किल से साँस लेती थी.
At first I could hardly breathe in Delhi's air.
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Future
योग क्लास में हम धीरे-धीरे साँस लेंगे.
In the yoga class we'll breathe slowly.
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Subjunctive
डॉक्टर चाहती हैं कि मैं नाक से साँस लूँ.
The doctor wants me to breathe through my nose.
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Requests and commands
घबराओ मत, धीरे-धीरे गहरी साँस लो.
Don't panic, take slow deep breaths.
Good to know
- साँस is feminine, so the past is साँस ली; a deep breath is गहरी साँस.
Where you hear साँस लेना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- मैं सुबह छत पर गहरी साँस लेती हूँ. I take deep breaths on the roof in the morning.
- मैंने पहाड़ की ठंडी हवा में साँस ली. I breathed the cold mountain air.
- नदी के पास हम आराम से साँस लेंगे. By the river we'll breathe easy.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- मैं सुबह छत पर गहरी साँस लेती हूँ. I take deep breaths on the roof in the morning.
- मैंने पहाड़ की ठंडी हवा में साँस ली. I breathed the cold mountain air.
- नदी के पास हम आराम से साँस लेंगे. By the river we'll breathe easy.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).