Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI borrow | ||
| तुमyou borrow | ||
| आपyou borrow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she borrows | ||
| हमwe borrow | ||
| वेthey borrow |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am borrowing | ||
| तुमyou are borrowing | ||
| आपyou are borrowing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is borrowing | ||
| हमwe are borrowing | ||
| वेthey are borrowing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI borrowed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou borrowed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou borrowed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she borrowed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe borrowed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey borrowed (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 borrow | ||
| तुमyou used to borrow | ||
| आपyou used to borrow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to borrow | ||
| हमwe used to borrow | ||
| वेthey used to borrow |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will borrow | ||
| तुमyou will borrow | ||
| आपyou will borrow (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will borrow | ||
| हमwe will borrow | ||
| वेthey will borrow |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I borrow
- तुम (that) you borrow
- आप (that) you borrow (politely)
- वह (that) he/she borrow
- हम (that) we borrow
- वे (that) they borrow
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू borrow! (intimate)
- तुम borrow! (to a friend)
- आप borrow! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) borrow! (very politely)
How to use उधार लेना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन हर महीने दोस्तों से पैसे उधार लेता है.
Rohan borrows money from friends every month.
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Continuous
मैं पड़ोसी से थोड़ी चीनी उधार ले रहा हूँ.
I'm borrowing a little sugar from the neighbour.
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Past
मैंने नेहा से उसकी नीली साड़ी उधार ली.
I borrowed Neha's blue sari.
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Imperfect
कॉलेज में मैं हमेशा किताबें उधार लेता था.
In college I always used to borrow books.
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Future
मैं किसी से पैसे उधार नहीं लूँगी.
I won't borrow money from anyone.
-
Subjunctive
क्या मैं गुप्ता जी से कार उधार लूँ?
Shall I borrow Gupta ji's car?
-
Requests and commands
उधार मत लो, थोड़ा इंतज़ार करो.
Don't borrow, wait a little.
Good to know
- From whom takes से: मैंने रोहन से पैसे उधार लिए; the past agrees with the thing borrowed, किताब उधार ली.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).