Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI swim | ||
| तुमyou swim | ||
| आपyou swim (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she swims | ||
| हमwe swim | ||
| वेthey swim |
HINDI VERB
तैरना
to swim
- #185 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am swimming | ||
| तुमyou are swimming | ||
| आपyou are swimming (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is swimming | ||
| हमwe are swimming | ||
| वेthey are swimming |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI swam | ||
| तुमyou swam | ||
| आपyou swam (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she swam | ||
| हमwe swam | ||
| वेthey swam |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to swim | ||
| तुमyou used to swim | ||
| आपyou used to swim (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to swim | ||
| हमwe used to swim | ||
| वेthey used to swim |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will swim | ||
| तुमyou will swim | ||
| आपyou will swim (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will swim | ||
| हमwe will swim | ||
| वेthey will swim |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I swim
- तुम (that) you swim
- आप (that) you swim (politely)
- वह (that) he/she swim
- हम (that) we swim
- वे (that) they swim
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू swim! (intimate)
- तुम swim! (to a friend)
- आप swim! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) swim! (very politely)
How to use तैरना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर सुबह आधा घंटा तैरता हूँ.
I swim half an hour every morning.
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Continuous
बच्चे पूल में तैर रहे हैं.
The children are swimming in the pool.
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Past
गोवा में हम समुद्र में तैरे.
In Goa we swam in the sea.
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Imperfect
गाँव में हम नदी में तैरते थे.
In the village we used to swim in the river.
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Future
गर्मियों में रोहन रोज़ तैरेगा.
In summer Rohan will swim every day.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं यहाँ तैरूँ? पानी साफ़ लगता है.
Shall I swim here? The water looks clean.
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Requests and commands
किनारे के पास ही तैरो, नेहा.
Swim close to the shore, Neha.
Good to know
- Where you swim takes में: नदी में तैरना; तैरना takes no ने: मैं तैरा, I swam.
Where you hear तैरना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- मैं हर रविवार तैरता हूँ. I swim every Sunday.
- मैं नदी में तैरती थी. I used to swim in the river.
- गर्मी में मैं तैरूँगा. In summer I'll swim.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- मैं हर रविवार तैरता हूँ. I swim every Sunday.
- मैं नदी में तैरती थी. I used to swim in the river.
- गर्मी में मैं तैरूँगा. In summer I'll swim.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.