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HINDI VERB

ठहरना

to stay, to stop somewhere

  • #191 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI stay
तुमyou stay
आपyou stay (politely)
वहhe/she stays
हमwe stay
वेthey stay

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

  1. मैं (that) I stay
  2. तुम (that) you stay
  3. आप (that) you stay (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she stay
  5. हम (that) we stay
  6. वे (that) they stay

Requests and commands

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

  1. तू stay! (intimate)
  2. तुम stay! (to a friend)
  3. आप stay! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) stay! (very politely)

How to use ठहरना

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

  1. Present

    मैं जयपुर में हमेशा एक छोटे होटल में ठहरता हूँ.

    In Jaipur I always stay in a small hotel.

  2. Continuous

    हम इस हफ़्ते मेरी बुआ के घर ठहर रहे हैं.

    This week we are staying at my aunt's house.

  3. Past

    पिछले साल मैं दो रात गोवा में ठहरा.

    Last year I stayed two nights in Goa.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम गर्मियों में दादी जी के पास ठहरते थे.

    As children we used to stay with Dadi ji in the summers.

  5. Future

    रोहन कल रात हमारे घर ठहरेगा.

    Rohan will stay at our house tomorrow night.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आज रात यहाँ ठहरूँ?

    Shall I stay here tonight?

  7. Requests and commands

    बारिश बहुत तेज़ है, थोड़ी देर यहाँ ठहरिए.

    The rain is very heavy, stay here a little while.

Good to know

  • ठहरना is to stay somewhere for a while, in a hotel or at a friend's; रुकना is to stop or wait: ज़रा रुको.

Where you hear ठहरना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मैं दिल्ली में दोस्त के घर ठहरता हूँ. In Delhi I stay at a friend's house.
  • हम आगरा में एक रात ठहरे. We stayed one night in Agra.
  • मम्मी पापा होटल में ठहरेंगे. Mom and Dad will stay at a hotel.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.