Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI search for | ||
| तुमyou search for | ||
| आपyou search for (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she searches for | ||
| हमwe search for | ||
| वेthey search for |
HINDI VERB
तलाश करना
to search for
- #462 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 searching for | ||
| तुमyou are searching for | ||
| आपyou are searching for (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is searching for | ||
| हमwe are searching for | ||
| वेthey are searching for |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI searched for (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou searched for (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou searched for (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she searched for (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe searched for (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey searched for (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 search for | ||
| तुमyou used to search for | ||
| आपyou used to search for (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to search for | ||
| हमwe used to search for | ||
| वेthey used to search for |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will search for | ||
| तुमyou will search for | ||
| आपyou will search for (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will search for | ||
| हमwe will search for | ||
| वेthey will search for |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I search for
- तुम (that) you search for
- आप (that) you search for (politely)
- वह (that) he/she search for
- हम (that) we search for
- वे (that) they search for
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू search for! (intimate)
- तुम search for! (to a friend)
- आप search for! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) search for! (very politely)
How to use तलाश करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन हर साल नई नौकरी की तलाश करता है.
Rohan looks for a new job every year.
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Continuous
हम लाजपत नगर में किराए के घर की तलाश कर रहे हैं.
We're looking for a rented house in Lajpat Nagar.
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Past
पुलिस ने पूरे इलाके में चोर की तलाश की.
The police searched the whole area for the thief.
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Imperfect
पहले लोग अखबार में नौकरी की तलाश करते थे.
People used to look for jobs in the newspaper.
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Future
शादी के बाद हम बड़े घर की तलाश करेंगे.
After the wedding we'll look for a bigger house.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम पहले काम की तलाश करो.
I want you to look for work first.
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Requests and commands
बैठे मत रहो, जाकर नौकरी की तलाश करो.
Don't sit around, go look for a job.
Good to know
- What you look for takes की: मैं नौकरी की तलाश कर रहा हूँ; तलाश is feminine, so the past is always तलाश की.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).