Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI bear | ||
| तुमyou bear | ||
| आपyou bear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she bears | ||
| हमwe bear | ||
| वेthey bear |
HINDI VERB
सहना
to bear, to tolerate
- #309 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 bearing | ||
| तुमyou are bearing | ||
| आपyou are bearing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is bearing | ||
| हमwe are bearing | ||
| वेthey are bearing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI bore (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou bore (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou bore (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she bore (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe bore (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey bore (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 bear | ||
| तुमyou used to bear | ||
| आपyou used to bear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to bear | ||
| हमwe used to bear | ||
| वेthey used to bear |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will bear | ||
| तुमyou will bear | ||
| आपyou will bear (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will bear | ||
| हमwe will bear | ||
| वेthey will bear |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I bear
- तुम (that) you bear
- आप (that) you bear (politely)
- वह (that) he/she bear
- हम (that) we bear
- वे (that) they bear
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू bear! (intimate)
- तुम bear! (to a friend)
- आप bear! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) bear! (very politely)
How to use सहना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दिल्ली की गर्मी आसानी से सहता हूँ.
I bear the Delhi heat easily.
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Continuous
दादी जी कई दिनों से घुटने का दर्द सह रही हैं.
Dadi ji has been bearing knee pain for several days.
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Past
मैंने यह सब चुपचाप सहा.
I bore all this quietly.
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Imperfect
मम्मी जी हमारी हर शैतानी हँसकर सहती थीं.
Mummy ji used to put up with all our mischief with a smile.
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Future
मैं अब उसकी बदतमीज़ी नहीं सहूँगा.
I won't put up with his rudeness any more.
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Subjunctive
मैं क्यों रोज़ यह शोर सहूँ?
Why should I bear this noise every day?
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Requests and commands
थोड़ा दर्द सहो, इंजेक्शन बस लगने वाला है.
Bear a little pain, the injection is about to go in.
Good to know
- Said of pain, heat and people's ways: दर्द सहना, गर्मी सहना; बर्दाश्त करना means the same.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).