Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI start | ||
| तुमyou start | ||
| आपyou start (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she starts | ||
| हमwe start | ||
| वेthey start |
HINDI VERB
शुरू करना
to start
- #56 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 starting | ||
| तुमyou are starting | ||
| आपyou are starting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is starting | ||
| हमwe are starting | ||
| वेthey are starting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI started (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou started (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou started (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she started (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe started (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey started (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 start | ||
| तुमyou used to start | ||
| आपyou used to start (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to start | ||
| हमwe used to start | ||
| वेthey used to start |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will start | ||
| तुमyou will start | ||
| आपyou will start (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will start | ||
| हमwe will start | ||
| वेthey will start |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I start
- तुम (that) you start
- आप (that) you start (politely)
- वह (that) he/she start
- हम (that) we start
- वे (that) they start
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू start! (intimate)
- तुम start! (to a friend)
- आप start! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) start! (very politely)
How to use शुरू करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं अपना दिन चाय से शुरू करती हूँ.
I start my day with tea.
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Continuous
हम नया प्रोजेक्ट अगले हफ़्ते शुरू कर रहे हैं.
We're starting a new project next week.
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Past
मैंने पिछले साल योग शुरू किया.
Last year I started yoga.
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Imperfect
गुप्ता जी मीटिंग हमेशा देर से शुरू करते थे.
Gupta ji always used to start the meeting late.
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Future
मैं कल से हिंदी की क्लास शुरू करूँगी.
From tomorrow I'll start Hindi class.
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Subjunctive
क्या हम बिना रोहन के खाना शुरू करें?
Shall we start dinner without Rohan?
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Requests and commands
देर मत करो, काम अभी शुरू करो.
Don't delay, start the work now.
Good to know
- What you start is the object and decides the past: काम शुरू किया, पढ़ाई शुरू की; शुरू होना is for a thing that starts by itself.
Where you hear शुरू करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- मैं सुबह छह बजे काम शुरू करता हूँ. I start work at six in the morning.
- मैंने सूरज के साथ शुरू किया. I started with the sun.
- हम कल शुरू करेंगे. We'll start tomorrow.
Hindi · Advanced Level 1
- मैं सुबह छह बजे काम शुरू करता हूँ. I start work at six in the morning.
- मैंने सूरज के साथ शुरू किया. I started with the sun.
- हम कल शुरू करेंगे. We'll start tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).