HINDI VERB

सुनना

to listen, to hear

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI listened (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou listened (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou listened (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she listened (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe listened (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey listened (agrees with the object)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to listen
तुमyou used to listen
आपyou used to listen (politely)
वहhe/she used to listen
हमwe used to listen
वेthey used to listen

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

मैं मेट्रो में रोज़ पुराने गाने सुनती हूँ.

I listen to old songs on the metro every day.
Continuous

चुप रहो, मैं खबरें सुन रहा हूँ.

Be quiet, I'm listening to the news.
Past

मैंने कल रात एक अजीब आवाज़ सुनी.

Last night I heard a strange sound.
Imperfect

पापा जी सुबह रेडियो पर भजन सुनते थे.

Papa ji used to listen to bhajans on the radio in the morning.
Future

मैं तुम्हारी पूरी कहानी बाद में सुनूँगी.

I'll hear your whole story later.
Subjunctive

ज़ोर से बोलो, ताकि दादी जी भी सुनें.

Speak up, so that Dadi ji hears too.
Requests and commands

सुनिए, क्या यह बस कनॉट प्लेस जाती है?

Excuse me, does this bus go to Connaught Place?