Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dream | ||
| तुमyou dream | ||
| आपyou dream (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dreams | ||
| हमwe dream | ||
| वेthey dream |
HINDI VERB
सपना देखना
to dream
- #228 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 dreaming | ||
| तुमyou are dreaming | ||
| आपyou are dreaming (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is dreaming | ||
| हमwe are dreaming | ||
| वेthey are dreaming |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI dreamed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou dreamed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou dreamed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she dreamed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe dreamed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey dreamed (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 dream | ||
| तुमyou used to dream | ||
| आपyou used to dream (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to dream | ||
| हमwe used to dream | ||
| वेthey used to dream |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will dream | ||
| तुमyou will dream | ||
| आपyou will dream (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will dream | ||
| हमwe will dream | ||
| वेthey will dream |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I dream
- तुम (that) you dream
- आप (that) you dream (politely)
- वह (that) he/she dream
- हम (that) we dream
- वे (that) they dream
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू dream! (intimate)
- तुम dream! (to a friend)
- आप dream! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) dream! (very politely)
How to use सपना देखना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं अक्सर अपने पुराने स्कूल का सपना देखता हूँ.
I often dream about my old school.
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Continuous
रोहन विदेश जाने का सपना देख रहा है.
Rohan is dreaming of going abroad.
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Past
कल रात मैंने एक अजीब सपना देखा.
Last night I had a strange dream.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं पायलट बनने का सपना देखती थी.
As a child I used to dream of becoming a pilot.
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Future
इतनी डरावनी फ़िल्म देखोगे, तो बुरा सपना देखोगे.
If you watch such a scary film, you'll have a bad dream.
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Subjunctive
क्यों न हम दोनों एक बड़ा सपना देखें?
Why don't we both dream big?
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Requests and commands
बड़े सपने देखो और मेहनत करो.
Dream big and work hard.
Good to know
- Dreaming at night and dreaming of a future both use it: मैंने एक अजीब सपना देखा, वह डॉक्टर बनने का सपना देखता है.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).