Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI tell the truth | ||
| तुमyou tell the truth | ||
| आपyou tell the truth (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she tells the truth | ||
| हमwe tell the truth | ||
| वेthey tell the truth |
HINDI VERB
सच बोलना
to tell the truth
- #430 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 telling the truth | ||
| तुमyou are telling the truth | ||
| आपyou are telling the truth (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is telling the truth | ||
| हमwe are telling the truth | ||
| वेthey are telling the truth |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI told the truth (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou told the truth (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou told the truth (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she told the truth (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe told the truth (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey told the truth (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 tell the truth | ||
| तुमyou used to tell the truth | ||
| आपyou used to tell the truth (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to tell the truth | ||
| हमwe used to tell the truth | ||
| वेthey used to tell the truth |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will tell the truth | ||
| तुमyou will tell the truth | ||
| आपyou will tell the truth (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will tell the truth | ||
| हमwe will tell the truth | ||
| वेthey will tell the truth |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I tell the truth
- तुम (that) you tell the truth
- आप (that) you tell the truth (politely)
- वह (that) he/she tell the truth
- हम (that) we tell the truth
- वे (that) they tell the truth
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू tell the truth! (intimate)
- तुम tell the truth! (to a friend)
- आप tell the truth! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) tell the truth! (very politely)
How to use सच बोलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दादी जी हमेशा सीधा सच बोलती हैं.
Dadi ji always tells the plain truth.
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Continuous
मेरी बात मानो, वह सच बोल रहा है.
Trust me, he's telling the truth.
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Past
रोहन ने अंत में पापा जी से सच बोला.
In the end Rohan told Papa ji the truth.
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Imperfect
वह बच्चा हर बात में सच बोलता था.
That boy used to tell the truth about everything.
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Future
डरो मत, मैं पुलिस से सच बोलूँगा.
Don't be afraid, I'll tell the police the truth.
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Subjunctive
अच्छा है कि हम सच बोलें, चाहे कुछ हो.
It's better that we tell the truth, whatever happens.
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Requests and commands
सच बोलो, पैसे किसने लिए?
Tell the truth, who took the money?
Good to know
- Takes ने in the past: मैंने सच बोला; सच कहना and सच बताना say the same.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).