An Introduction to Hindi Verbs

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जिन शब्दों से किसी कार्य का करना या होना व्यक्त हो उन्हें क्रिया कहते हैं। जैसे- रोया, खा रहा, जायेगा आदि। उदाहरणस्वरूप अगर एक वाक्य 'मैंने खाना खाया' देखा जाये तो इसमें क्रिया 'खाया' शब्द है। 'इसका नाम मोहन है' में क्रिया 'है' शब्द है।

 

Hindi verbs are highly inflected in comparison to English. Verbs in Hindi conjugate according to mood, tense, person and number. In Hindi, all verbs have a base form called the infinitive which is marked by the – na (ना) ending of verbs.

 

Complex verbs

Hindi is extremely rich in complex verbs which are formed by the combinations of noun/adjective and a verb. Complex verbs are of two types: transitive and intransitive. We have a separate post on complex verbs. I suggest you read that also for gaining a complete understanding of verbs.

Hindi Verbs

Word	Hindi	हिन्दी
to eat	khana, kha	खाना, खा
to bite	kaatna	काटना
to be hungry	bhukh lagna	भुख लगना
to drink	peena	पीना
to be thirsty	pyas lagna	प्यास लगना
to sleep	sona	सोना
to lie	letna	लेटना
to sit	baithna	बैठना
to give	dena	देना
to burn	jalaana	जलाना
to die	marna	मरना
to kill	maarna	मारना
to fly	udna	उडना
to walk	chalna	चलना
to run	daudna	दौड्ना
to go	jaanaa	जाना
to come	aanaa	आना
to speak	bolna	बोलना
to hear	sunna	सुनना
to look/to see	dekhna	देखना
to knock	khatkhatana	खटखटाना
to do	karna	करना
to take	lena	लेना
to write	likhna	लिखना
to read	padna	पढना
to understand	samajhna	समझना
to explain	samjhaana	समझाना
to learn	seekhna	सीखना
to walk	chalna, ghumna	चलना, घूमना
to wander	idhar	udhar phirna
to wash	dhona	धोना
to waste	barbad karna	बर्बाद करना
to weep	rona	रोना
to weave	bunna	बुनना
to take	lena	लेना
to talk	batchit karna	बातचीत करना
to taste	chakhna	चखना
to tear	pharna	फरना
to tease	tang karna	तंग करना
to tell	kahna, batana	कहना, बताना
to think	sochna	सोचना
to advance	age barhna	आगे बढ़ना
to answer	jawab dena	जवाब देना
to arrive	ana, pahunchana	आना, पहुँचना
to attack	hamla karna	हमला करना
to attempt	koshish karna	कोशिश करना
to bathe	nahana	नहाना
to be	hona	होना
to break	todna	तोड़ना
to breakfast	nashta karna	नाश्ता करना
to bring	lana	लाना
to bring up	palna	पालना
to burn	jalna, jalaana	जलना, जलाना
to burst	phutana	फूटना
to bury	dafnana	दफ़नाना

Complete Verb list

to advance	aaghe badhna	आगे बढ़ना
to answer	jawab dena	जवाब देना
to arrive	ana, pahunchana	आना, पहुंचना
to attack	hamla karna	हमला करना
to attempt	prayaas karna or koshish karna	प्रयास करना or कोशिश करना
to bathe	nahana	नहाना
to be	hona	होना
to bear	sahna	सहना
to beat	marna	म|रना
to beg	mangna	मांगना
to behave	bartav karna	बरताव करना
to believe	vishwas karna	विश्वास करना
to be sleepy	neend aana	नींद आना
to be tired	thakna	थकना
to bind	baandhna	बांधना
to bite	kaatna	काटना
to break	todna	तोडना
to breakfast	nasta karna	नाश्ता करना
to bring	laana	लाना
to bring up	paalna	पालना
to burn	jalna, jalana	जलना , जलाना
to burst	phutana	फूटना
to bury	dafnana	दफनाना
to call	bulana	बुलाना
to care	parwah karna	परवाह करना
to cast	dhalna	ढलना
to catch	pakadna	पकड़ना
to change	badalna	बदलना
to clean	saf karna	साफ करना
to climb	chadhna	चढ़ना
to comb	kanghi karna	कंघी करना
to come	aana	आना
to converse	baat karna	बात करना
to cook	pakaana	पकाना
to copy	nakal karna	नकल करना
to cover	dhakna	ढकना
to creep	rengna	रेंगना
to cry	chillana, rona	चिल्लाना, रोना
to crush	kuchalna	कुचलना
to cut	katna	काटना

to depart	juda hona, alag hona, jana	जुडा होना, अलग होना, जाना
to descend	utarna	उतरना
to dig	khodna	उतरना
to die	marna	मरना
to dine	khana khana	खाना खाना
to do	karna	करना
to dream	sapna dekhna	सपना देखना
to drink	peena	पीना
to dry	sukhna, sukhana	सुखना, सुखाना
to dye	rangna	रंगना
to eat	khana	खाना
to excuse	maaf karna	माफ़ करना
to expect	asha karna	आशा करना
to explain	samjhana	समझाना
to express	Vyakt karna or prakat karna	व्यक्त करना or प्रकट करना
to fall	girna	गिरना
to fear	darna	डरना
to fight	ladna	लड़ना
to fill	bharna	भरना
to fly (in air)	udna	उड़ना
to fly (run away)	bhag jana	भाग जाना
to forget	Bhulna or bhul jaana	भूलना or भूल जाना
to forgive	maaf karna or Kshama karna	माफ़ करना or क्षमा करना

to get	paana	पाना
to get up	uthana	उठना
to give	dena	देना
to go	jana	देना
to have	rakhna	रखना
to hate	nafarat karna	नफ़रत करना
to hear	sunna	सुनना
to help	sahayata karna, madad karna	सहायता करना, मदद करना
to hide	chipna, chhipana	छिपना, छिपाना
to improve	sudharna, sudhaarna	सुधरना, सुधारना
to irrigate	seenchna, pani dena	सींचना, पानी देना
to irritate	tang karna, uksaana	तंग करना, उकसाना
to jump	kudna	कूदना
to join	Jodna, milaana	जोड़ना, मिलाना
to judge	nyaay karna, aankna	न्याय करना, आंकना
to keep	rakhna	रखना
to kick	thokar marna, laat marna	ठोकर मारना, लात मारना
to kill	marna	मारना
to kiss	chumna	चूमना
to know	Janna, samajhna	जानना, समझना
to laugh	hasna	हंसना
to lead	netrtv karna	नेतृत्व करना
to learn	seekhna	सीखना
to let	anumati dena	अनुमति देना
to lie (on bed)	letna	लेटना
to lie (speak)	jhuth bolna	झूठ बोलना
to lift	uthana	उठाना
to like	Chhana, pasand karna	चाहना, पसंद करना
to live (reside)	rahna	रहना
to live (not to die)	jina	जीना
to look	dekhna	देखना
to lose	khona	खोना
to love	pyar karna, prem karna	प्यार करना, प्रेम करना
to make	banana	बनाना
to measure	mapna, napna	मापना, नापना
to mould	dhalna	ढालना
to move	hilna, hataana	हिलना, हटाना
to nibble	kutarna	कुतरना
to open	kholna	खोलना
to order	hukum dena, agya dena	हुक्म देना, आज्ञा देना

to pat	thapthapana	थपथपाना
to pay	dena	देना
to play	khelna	खेलना
to play (music)	baja bajana	बाजा बजाना
to pour	dalna	डालना
to promise	vada karna	वादा करना
to pronounce	uchaarann karna	उच्चारण करना
to pull	khinchna	खींचना
to push	dhakka dena, dhakelna	धक्का  देना , धकेलना
to put	rakhna, lagaana	रखना ,लगाना
to quarrel	jhagdna, jhagda karna	झगडना, झगड़ा करना
to read	padna	पढ़ना
to receive	prapt karna	प्राप्त करना
to recollect	yad karna, smarann karna	याद करना , स्मरण करना
to recommend	sifarish karna	सिफ़ारिश करना
to reject	asweekar karna, tyag karna	अस्वीकार करना, त्याग का
to reply	uttar dena, jawab dena	उत्तर देना, जवाब देना
to ride	sawaari karna	सवारी करना
to rise	uthna, uday	उठना, उदय
to say	kahna, bolna	कहना, बोलना
to scold	dantna, phatkaarna	डांटना ,फटकारना
to see	dekhna	देखना,
to seek	dhundhana	ढूंढना
to sell	bechna	बेचना
to send	bhejna	भेजना
to sew	seena, silna	सीना , सिलना
to shake	hilna, hilaana	हिलना , हिलाना
to shout	chillana	चिल्लाना
to show	dikhana	दिखाना
to shut	band karna	बंद करना
to sing	gana	गाना
to sit	baithna	बैठना
to sleep	sona	सोना
to smell	Sunghana, mehkna	सूंघना, महकना
to solve	hal karna	हल करना
to sow	bona	बोना
to speak	bolna	बोलना
to spin	ghumaana	घुमाना
to spit	thukna	थूकना
to stay	rahna, thaharna	रहना, ठहरना
to steal	churana, chori karna	चुराना , चोरी करना
to stop	rukna, thaharna, rok lena	रुकना, ठहरना, रोक लेना
to swim	tairna	तैरना
to take	lena	लेना
to talk	batchit karna, bolna	बातचीत करना, बोलना
to taste	chakhna	चखना
to tear	phattna	फटना
to tease	Chidana, chedna	चिढ़ाना, छेड़ना
to tell	kahna, bolna	कहना, बोलना
to think	sochna	सोचना
to understand	samajhna	समझना
to vomit	ulti karna	उल्टी करना
to walk	chalna	चलना
to wander	Idhar udhar phirna, ghumna	उधर-इधर फिरना , घूमना
to wash	dhona	धोना
to waste	vyay karna	व्यय करना
to weep	rona	रोना
to weave	bunna	बुनना

•Mujha likhna hai - I have to write
•Tujhe likhna hai - You have to write
•Use likhna hai - He/she has to write
•Unhe likhna hai - They have to write

•Main likhta hoon - I am writing
•Wo likhta hai - He is writing
•Wo likhti hai - She is writing

• Maine likha - I have written
• Usne likha - He/she has written
• Wahan likha tha - It was written there

•Main likh raha hoon - I am writing (m.)
•Main likh rahi hoon - I am writing (f.)
•Tum likh rahe ho - You are writing
•Hum likh rahe hain - We are writing

•Maine likha tha - I had written
•Maine likhe the - I had written
•Usne likha tha - He had written
•Usne likhi thi - She had written
•Unhone likhe the - They had written

•Main khaunga - I will eat
•Tu khayega - You will eat
•Tum khaoge - You will eat
•Wo khayega - He will eat
•Wo khayegi - She will eat
•Woh khayenge - They will eat
•Hum khayenge - We will eat
•Aap khayenge - You will eat (formal, singular/plural)

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