Hindi reference
कहलाना
kahlaanaa
to be called; to be known as
Regular · 11 form tables
Includes habitual, progressive and perfect constructions, commands, and supplied gender and object agreement examples. Some forms already contain a subject.
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Present
Present habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaataa huun, kahlaatii huunI am called |
| तू | kahlaataa hai, kahlaatii haiyou (intimate) are called |
| वह | kahlaataa hai, kahlaatii haihe/she is called |
| हम | kahlaate hain, kahlaatii hainwe are called |
| तुम | kahlaate ho, kahlaatii hoyou (familiar) are called |
| आप | kahlaate hain, kahlaatii hainyou (respectful) are called |
| वे/ये | kahlaate hain, kahlaatii hainthey are called |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaa rahaa huun, kahlaa rahii huunI am being called |
| तू | kahlaa rahaa hai, kahlaa rahii haiyou (intimate) are being called |
| वह | kahlaa rahaa hai, kahlaa rahii haihe/she is being called |
| हम | kahlaa rahe hain, kahlaa rahii hainwe are being called |
| तुम | kahlaa rahe ho, kahlaa rahii hoyou (familiar) are being called |
| आप | kahlaa rahe hain, kahlaa rahii hainyou (respectful) are being called |
| वे/ये | kahlaa rahe hain, kahlaa rahii hainthey are being called |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaayaa huun, kahlaaii huunI have been called |
| तू | kahlaayaa hai, kahlaaii haiyou (intimate) have been called |
| वह | kahlaayaa hai, kahlaaii haihe/she has been called |
| हम | kahlaae hain, kahlaaii hainwe have been called |
| तुम | kahlaae ho, kahlaaii hoyou (familiar) have been called |
| आप | kahlaae hain, kahlaaii hainyou (respectful) have been called |
| वे/ये | kahlaae hain, kahlaaii hainthey have been called |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaayaa, kahlaaiiI was called |
| तू | kahlaayaa, kahlaaiiyou (intimate) were called |
| वह | kahlaayaa, kahlaaiihe/she was called |
| हम | kahlaae, kahlaaiinwe were called |
| तुम | kahlaae, kahlaaiin, kahlaaiiyou (familiar) were called |
| आप | kahlaae, kahlaaiinyou (respectful) were called |
| वे/ये | kahlaae, kahlaaiinthey were called |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaataa thaa, kahlaatii thiiI used to be called |
| तू | kahlaataa thaa, kahlaatii thiiyou (intimate) used to be called |
| वह | kahlaataa thaa, kahlaatii thiihe/she used to be called |
| हम | kahlaate the, kahlaatii thiinwe used to be called |
| तुम | kahlaate the, kahlaatii thiin, kahlaatii thiiyou (familiar) used to be called |
| आप | kahlaate the, kahlaatii thiinyou (respectful) used to be called |
| वे/ये | kahlaate the, kahlaatii thiinthey used to be called |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaa rahaa thaa, kahlaa rahii thiiI was being called |
| तू | kahlaa rahaa thaa, kahlaa rahii thiiyou (intimate) were being called |
| वह | kahlaa rahaa thaa, kahlaa rahii thiihe/she was being called |
| हम | kahlaa rahe the, kahlaa rahii thiinwe were being called |
| तुम | kahlaa rahe the, kahlaa rahii thiin, kahlaa rahii thiiyou (familiar) were being called |
| आप | kahlaa rahe the, kahlaa rahii thiinyou (respectful) were being called |
| वे/ये | kahlaa rahe the, kahlaa rahii thiinthey were being called |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaayaa thaa, kahlaaii thiiI had been called |
| तू | kahlaayaa thaa, kahlaaii thiiyou (intimate) had been called |
| वह | kahlaayaa thaa, kahlaaii thiihe/she had been called |
| हम | kahlaae the, kahlaaii thiinwe had been called |
| तुम | kahlaae the, kahlaaii thiin, kahlaaii thiiyou (familiar) had been called |
| आप | kahlaae the, kahlaaii thiinyou (respectful) had been called |
| वे/ये | kahlaae the, kahlaaii thiinthey had been called |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaauungaa, kahlaauungiiI will be called |
| तू | kahlaaegaa, kahlaaegiiyou (intimate) will be called |
| वह | kahlaaegaa, kahlaaegiihe/she will be called |
| हम | kahlaaenge, kahlaaengiiwe will be called |
| तुम | kahlaaoge, kahlaaogiiyou (familiar) will be called |
| आप | kahlaaenge, kahlaaengiiyou (respectful) will be called |
| वे/ये | kahlaaenge, kahlaaengiithey will be called |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaauun(that) I am called |
| तू | kahlaae(that) you (intimate) are called |
| वह | kahlaae(that) he/she is called |
| हम | kahlaaen(that) we are called |
| तुम | kahlaao(that) you (familiar) are called |
| आप | kahlaaen(that) you (respectful) are called |
| वे/ये | kahlaaen(that) they are called |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaataa huungaa, kahlaatii huungiiI am probably called |
| तू | kahlaataa hogaa, kahlaatii hogiiyou (intimate) are probably called |
| वह | kahlaataa hogaa, kahlaatii hogiihe/she is probably called |
| हम | kahlaate honge, kahlaatii hongiiwe are probably called |
| तुम | kahlaate hoge, kahlaatii hogiiyou (familiar) are probably called |
| आप | kahlaate honge, kahlaatii hongiiyou (respectful) are probably called |
| वे/ये | kahlaate honge, kahlaatii hongiithey are probably called |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kahlaataa, kahlaatiiI would be called |
| तू | kahlaataa, kahlaatiiyou (intimate) would be called |
| वह | kahlaataa, kahlaatiihe/she would be called |
| हम | kahlaate, kahlaatiinwe would be called |
| तुम | kahlaate, kahlaatiin, kahlaatiiyou (familiar) would be called |
| आप | kahlaate, kahlaatiinyou (respectful) would be called |
| वे/ये | kahlaate, kahlaatiinthey would be called |
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