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HINDI VERB

थकना

to get tired

  • #101 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI get tired
तुमyou get tired
आपyou get tired (politely)
वहhe/she gets tired
हमwe get tired
वेthey get tired

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use थकना

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

  1. Present

    मैं दिल्ली की गर्मी में जल्दी थकती हूँ.

    I get tired quickly in Delhi's heat.

  2. Continuous

    दादी जी चलते-चलते थक रही हैं.

    Dadi ji is getting tired from walking.

  3. Past

    आज दिन भर काम करके मैं बहुत थकी.

    Today I got very tired working all day.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मैं दस मिनट दौड़कर ही थकता था.

    Before, I used to get tired after just ten minutes of running.

  5. Future

    इतना लंबा सफ़र है, बच्चे थकेंगे.

    It's such a long journey, the kids will get tired.

  6. Subjunctive

    धीरे चलो ताकि दादी जी न थकें.

    Walk slowly so that Dadi ji doesn't get tired.

  7. Requests and commands

    थको मत, बस थोड़ा और बाकी है.

    Don't get tired, just a little more is left.

Good to know

  • थकना is the getting tired, often थक जाना; already tired is थका हुआ: मैं थका हुआ हूँ.

Where you hear थकना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • मैं अब जल्दी थकती हूँ. I get tired quickly now.
  • मैं आज बहुत थक गया. I got very tired today.
  • तुम दुकान में थकोगे नहीं. You won't get tired in the shop.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं अब जल्दी थकती हूँ. I get tired quickly now.
  • मैं आज बहुत थक गया. I got very tired today.
  • तुम दुकान में थकोगे नहीं. You won't get tired in the shop.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.