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HINDI VERB

वापस आना

to come back

  • #74 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI come back
तुमyou come back
आपyou come back (politely)
वहhe/she comes back
हमwe come back
वेthey come back

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use वापस आना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी रोज़ शाम सात बजे घर वापस आते हैं.

    Papa ji comes back home at seven every evening.

  2. Continuous

    मैं अभी बाज़ार से वापस आ रही हूँ.

    I'm just coming back from the market.

  3. Past

    हम पिछले हफ़्ते जयपुर से वापस आए.

    We came back from Jaipur last week.

  4. Imperfect

    नेहा पहले हर दीवाली पर घर वापस आती थी.

    Neha used to come back home every Diwali.

  5. Future

    मैं दस मिनट में वापस आऊँगा, यहीं रुको.

    I'll be back in ten minutes, wait here.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं जल्दी निकलूँगी ताकि अंधेरे से पहले वापस आऊँ.

    I'll leave early so I'm back before dark.

  7. Requests and commands

    जल्दी वापस आओ, खाना ठंडा हो रहा है.

    Come back quickly, the food is getting cold.

Good to know

  • वापस आना is coming back here; वापस जाना is going back there, and वापस करना is giving something back.

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