Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI succeed | ||
| तुमyou succeed | ||
| आपyou succeed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she succeeds | ||
| हमwe succeed | ||
| वेthey succeed |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am succeeding | ||
| तुमyou are succeeding | ||
| आपyou are succeeding (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is succeeding | ||
| हमwe are succeeding | ||
| वेthey are succeeding |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI succeeded | ||
| तुमyou succeeded | ||
| आपyou succeeded (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she succeeded | ||
| हमwe succeeded | ||
| वेthey succeeded |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to succeed | ||
| तुमyou used to succeed | ||
| आपyou used to succeed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to succeed | ||
| हमwe used to succeed | ||
| वेthey used to succeed |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will succeed | ||
| तुमyou will succeed | ||
| आपyou will succeed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will succeed | ||
| हमwe will succeed | ||
| वेthey will succeed |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I succeed
- तुम (that) you succeed
- आप (that) you succeed (politely)
- वह (that) he/she succeed
- हम (that) we succeed
- वे (that) they succeed
How to use सफल होना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
जो रोज़ मेहनत करता है, वह सफल होता है.
Whoever works hard every day succeeds.
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Continuous
नेहा अपने नए काम में धीरे-धीरे सफल हो रही है.
Neha is slowly succeeding in her new business.
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Past
मैं तीसरी कोशिश में सफल हुआ.
I succeeded on the third try.
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Imperfect
उस ज़माने में कम लोग ही इस परीक्षा में सफल होते थे.
In those days few people used to succeed in this exam.
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Future
मुझे यकीन है, तुम इंटरव्यू में सफल होगे.
I'm sure you'll succeed in the interview.
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Subjunctive
दादी जी रोज़ दुआ करती हैं कि रोहन सफल हो.
Dadi ji prays every day that Rohan succeeds.
Good to know
- What you succeed in takes में: वह परीक्षा में सफल हुई; कामयाब होना is the same word from Urdu.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.