Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI travel | ||
| तुमyou travel | ||
| आपyou travel (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she travels | ||
| हमwe travel | ||
| वेthey travel |
HINDI VERB
सफ़र करना
to travel
- #180 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 traveling | ||
| तुमyou are traveling | ||
| आपyou are traveling (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is traveling | ||
| हमwe are traveling | ||
| वेthey are traveling |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI traveled (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou traveled (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou traveled (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she traveled (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe traveled (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey traveled (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 travel | ||
| तुमyou used to travel | ||
| आपyou used to travel (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to travel | ||
| हमwe used to travel | ||
| वेthey used to travel |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will travel | ||
| तुमyou will travel | ||
| आपyou will travel (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will travel | ||
| हमwe will travel | ||
| वेthey will travel |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I travel
- तुम (that) you travel
- आप (that) you travel (politely)
- वह (that) he/she travel
- हम (that) we travel
- वे (that) they travel
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू travel! (intimate)
- तुम travel! (to a friend)
- आप travel! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) travel! (very politely)
How to use सफ़र करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर महीने काम के लिए मुंबई का सफ़र करता हूँ.
I travel to Mumbai for work every month.
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Continuous
हम अभी ट्रेन से जयपुर का सफ़र कर रहे हैं.
We're travelling to Jaipur by train right now.
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Past
मैंने पहली बार हवाई जहाज़ से सफ़र किया.
I travelled by plane for the first time.
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Imperfect
पापा जी पहले बस से सफ़र करते थे.
Papa ji used to travel by bus.
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Future
अगले साल हम पूरे दक्षिण भारत का सफ़र करेंगे.
Next year we'll travel all over South India.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि हम रात में सफ़र न करें.
I'd rather we didn't travel at night.
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Requests and commands
अकेले सफ़र करो, बहुत कुछ सीखोगे.
Travel alone, you'll learn a lot.
Good to know
- How you travel takes से: ट्रेन से सफ़र करना; सफ़र is masculine, so the past is किया, and यात्रा करना is its formal twin.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).