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HINDI VERB

याद होना

to remember, to have in memory

  • #51 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit remembers
वेthey remember

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit remembered
वेthey remembered

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to remember
वेthey used to remember

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will remember
वेthey will remember

Subjunctive

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

  1. वह (that) it remember
  2. वे (that) they remember

How to use याद होना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी को सबके फ़ोन नंबर याद होते हैं.

    Mummy ji has everyone's phone number in memory.

  2. Continuous

    मुझे वह गाना याद है जो तुम गा रहे हो.

    I remember that song you're singing.

  3. Past

    मुझे उसका पुराना नंबर अब भी याद था.

    I still remembered his old number.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मुझे हर कविता याद होती थी.

    As a child I knew every poem by heart.

  5. Future

    पापा जी को वह पुराना पता ज़रूर याद होगा.

    Papa ji will surely remember that old address.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद दादी जी को वह कहानी याद हो.

    Maybe Dadi ji remembers that story.

Good to know

  • What you remember is the subject and you take को: मुझे उसका नंबर याद है; याद नहीं is "I don't remember".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).