HINDI VERB

सोचना

to think

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Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI think
तुमyou think
आपyou think (politely)
वहhe/she thinks
हमwe think
वेthey think

Continuous

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI am thinking
तुमyou are thinking
आपyou are thinking (politely)
वहhe/she is thinking
हमwe are thinking
वेthey are thinking

Past

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI thought (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou thought (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou thought (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she thought (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe thought (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey thought (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 think
तुमyou used to think
आपyou used to think (politely)
वहhe/she used to think
हमwe used to think
वेthey used to think

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI will think
तुमyou will think
आपyou will think (politely)
वहhe/she will think
हमwe will think
वेthey will think

Subjunctive

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

मैं (that) I think
तुम (that) you think
आप (that) you think (politely)
वह (that) he/she think
हम (that) we think
वे (that) they think

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

तू think! (intimate)
तुम think! (to a friend)
आप think! (politely)
आप (और भी विनम्र) think! (very politely)

How to use सोचना

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

Present

मैं रोज़ रात को अपने घर के बारे में सोचता हूँ.

Every night I think about my home.
Continuous

मैं अगले साल की छुट्टी के बारे में सोच रही हूँ.

I'm thinking about next year's holiday.
Past

मैंने सारी रात इस बात के बारे में सोचा.

I thought about this all night.
Imperfect

पहले मैं सोचती थी कि दिल्ली बहुत बड़ी है.

I used to think Delhi was very big.
Future

मैं इस बारे में कल तक सोचूँगा.

I'll think about it by tomorrow.
Subjunctive

शायद रोहन भी वही सोचे जो मैं सोचती हूँ.

Maybe Rohan thinks the same as I do.
Requests and commands

नेहा, जल्दी मत करो, पहले थोड़ा सोचो.

Neha, don't rush, think a little first.

Good to know

What you think about takes के बारे में: मैं घर के बारे में सोचता हूँ.
"I think that" is usually मुझे लगता है कि, not मैं सोचता हूँ कि.

Where you hear सोचना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

मैं अब हिंदी में सोचता हूँ. I think in Hindi now.
मैंने रात को सोचा. I thought about it at night.
मैं इस बारे में सोचूँगा. I'll think about it.

Hindi · Advanced Level 2

मैं अब हिंदी में सोचता हूँ. I think in Hindi now.
मैंने रात को सोचा. I thought about it at night.
मैं इस बारे में सोचूँगा. I'll think about it.

A Year's Work

Beginner Level 3 · दिल्ली में रहने की सोच रहा हूँ. · मैं रहने की सोच रही हूँ. · अच्छा. तुम्हें काम देने की सोच रहा हूँ. · एक साल के लिए. सोचो, कल बताओ.

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Beginner Level 3 · बारिश में गरम चीज़ें. तुम क्या सोचते हो? · तुम बहुत सोचते हो, नोआ.

The morning steps

Beginner Level 3 · क्या सोच रहे हो?

Asking Papa ji

Advanced Level 2 · मुझे सोचने दो

Sheikh Chilli's Pot of Oil

Fluency Level 2 · और सोचता है, तेल बेचूँगा, मुर्गी खरीदूँगा.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

Fluency Level 2 · डॉक्टर से तेज़ सोचने वाला बंदर.

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