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HINDI VERB

ट्राई करना

to try

  • #320 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI tried (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou tried (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou tried (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she tried (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe tried (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey tried (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 try
तुमyou used to try
आपyou used to try (politely)
वहhe/she used to try
हमwe used to try
वेthey used to try

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use ट्राई करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर नए रेस्टोरेंट में कुछ नया ट्राई करता हूँ.

    I try something new at every new restaurant.

  2. Continuous

    मीरा नई साड़ी ट्राई कर रही है.

    Meera is trying on the new sari.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल पहली बार यह ढाबा ट्राई किया.

    Yesterday I tried this dhaba for the first time.

  4. Imperfect

    रोहन हर हफ़्ते नई रेसिपी ट्राई करता था.

    Rohan used to try a new recipe every week.

  5. Future

    मैं एक बार और ट्राई करूँगा.

    I'll try once more.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह गुलाबी वाला ट्राई करूँ?

    Shall I try the pink one?

  7. Requests and commands

    एक बार मम्मी जी के हाथ का हलवा ट्राई करो.

    Try Mummy ji's homemade halwa once.

Good to know

  • Delhi's word for trying a dish, a dress or a trick: यह ट्राई करो; ट्राई is masculine, so the past is ट्राई किया.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).