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HINDI VERB

समझ आना

to be understood, to make sense to someone (the one who understands takes the word for to)

  • #222 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is understood
वेthey are understood

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is being understood
वेthey are being understood

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit was understood
वेthey were understood

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to be understood
वेthey used to be understood

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will be understood
वेthey will be understood

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. वह (that) it be understood
  2. वे (that) they be understood

How to use समझ आना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    अब मुझे रोहन के मज़ाक समझ आते हैं.

    Now I understand Rohan's jokes.

  2. Continuous

    रुकिए, मुझे आपकी बात अभी समझ आ रही है.

    Wait, I'm just now getting what you're saying.

  3. Past

    माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे आपका सवाल समझ नहीं आया.

    Sorry, I didn't understand your question.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मुझे दादी जी की कहावतें समझ नहीं आती थीं.

    Earlier, I didn't understand Dadi ji's sayings.

  5. Future

    एक बार और पढ़ो, फिर सब समझ आएगा.

    Read it once more, then it will all make sense.

  6. Subjunctive

    धीरे बोलिए, ताकि नेहा को हर बात समझ आए.

    Speak slowly, so that Neha understands everything.

Good to know

  • The person who understands takes को, मुझे यह बात समझ आती है, and समझ में आना says the same thing.

Where you hear समझ आना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • मुझे दिल्ली की हिंदी समझ आती है. I understand Delhi Hindi.
  • आपकी बात सबको समझ आई. Everyone understood what you said.
  • धीरे बोलो, तो उसे समझ आएगा. Speak slowly and he'll understand.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).