Hindi reference
काम आना
kaam aanaa
to come in handy
Regular · 12 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 | kaam aataa huun, kaam aatii huunI come in handy |
| तू | kaam aataa hai, kaam aatii haiyou (intimate) come in handy |
| वह | kaam aataa hai, kaam aatii haihe/she comes in handy |
| हम | kaam aate hain, kaam aatii hainwe come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aate ho, kaam aatii hoyou (familiar) come in handy |
| आप | kaam aate hain, kaam aatii hainyou (respectful) come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aate hain, kaam aatii hainthey come in handy |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aa rahaa huun, kaam aa rahii huunI am coming in handy |
| तू | kaam aa rahaa hai, kaam aa rahii haiyou (intimate) are coming in handy |
| वह | kaam aa rahaa hai, kaam aa rahii haihe/she is coming in handy |
| हम | kaam aa rahe hain, kaam aa rahii hainwe are coming in handy |
| तुम | kaam aa rahe ho, kaam aa rahii hoyou (familiar) are coming in handy |
| आप | kaam aa rahe hain, kaam aa rahii hainyou (respectful) are coming in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aa rahe hain, kaam aa rahii hainthey are coming in handy |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aayaa huun, kaam aaii huunI have come in handy |
| तू | kaam aayaa hai, kaam aaii haiyou (intimate) have come in handy |
| वह | kaam aayaa hai, kaam aaii haihe/she has come in handy |
| हम | kaam aae hain, kaam aaii hainwe have come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aae ho, kaam aaii hoyou (familiar) have come in handy |
| आप | kaam aae hain, kaam aaii hainyou (respectful) have come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aae hain, kaam aaii hainthey have come in handy |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aayaa, kaam aaiiI came in handy |
| तू | kaam aayaa, kaam aaiiyou (intimate) came in handy |
| वह | kaam aayaa, kaam aaiihe/she came in handy |
| हम | kaam aae, kaam aaiinwe came in handy |
| तुम | kaam aae, kaam aaiin, kaam aaiiyou (familiar) came in handy |
| आप | kaam aae, kaam aaiinyou (respectful) came in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aae, kaam aaiinthey came in handy |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aataa thaa, kaam aatii thiiI used to come in handy |
| तू | kaam aataa thaa, kaam aatii thiiyou (intimate) used to come in handy |
| वह | kaam aataa thaa, kaam aatii thiihe/she used to come in handy |
| हम | kaam aate the, kaam aatii thiinwe used to come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aate the, kaam aatii thiin, kaam aatii thiiyou (familiar) used to come in handy |
| आप | kaam aate the, kaam aatii thiinyou (respectful) used to come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aate the, kaam aatii thiinthey used to come in handy |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aa rahaa thaa, kaam aa rahii thiiI was coming in handy |
| तू | kaam aa rahaa thaa, kaam aa rahii thiiyou (intimate) were coming in handy |
| वह | kaam aa rahaa thaa, kaam aa rahii thiihe/she was coming in handy |
| हम | kaam aa rahe the, kaam aa rahii thiinwe were coming in handy |
| तुम | kaam aa rahe the, kaam aa rahii thiin, kaam aa rahii thiiyou (familiar) were coming in handy |
| आप | kaam aa rahe the, kaam aa rahii thiinyou (respectful) were coming in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aa rahe the, kaam aa rahii thiinthey were coming in handy |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aayaa thaa, kaam aaii thiiI had come in handy |
| तू | kaam aayaa thaa, kaam aaii thiiyou (intimate) had come in handy |
| वह | kaam aayaa thaa, kaam aaii thiihe/she had come in handy |
| हम | kaam aae the, kaam aaii thiinwe had come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aae the, kaam aaii thiin, kaam aaii thiiyou (familiar) had come in handy |
| आप | kaam aae the, kaam aaii thiinyou (respectful) had come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aae the, kaam aaii thiinthey had come in handy |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aauungaa, kaam aauungiiI will come in handy |
| तू | kaam aaegaa, kaam aaegiiyou (intimate) will come in handy |
| वह | kaam aaegaa, kaam aaegiihe/she will come in handy |
| हम | kaam aaenge, kaam aaengiiwe will come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aaoge, kaam aaogiiyou (familiar) will come in handy |
| आप | kaam aaenge, kaam aaengiiyou (respectful) will come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aaenge, kaam aaengiithey will come in handy |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aauun(that) I come in handy |
| तू | kaam aae(that) you (intimate) come in handy |
| वह | kaam aae(that) he/she comes in handy |
| हम | kaam aaen(that) we come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aao(that) you (familiar) come in handy |
| आप | kaam aaen(that) you (respectful) come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aaen(that) they come in handy |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | kaam aacome in handy! (intimate) |
| तुम | kaam aaocome in handy! (familiar) |
| आप | kaam aaiecome in handy! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aataa huungaa, kaam aatii huungiiI probably come in handy |
| तू | kaam aataa hogaa, kaam aatii hogiiyou (intimate) probably come in handy |
| वह | kaam aataa hogaa, kaam aatii hogiihe/she probably comes in handy |
| हम | kaam aate honge, kaam aatii hongiiwe probably come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aate hoge, kaam aatii hogiiyou (familiar) probably come in handy |
| आप | kaam aate honge, kaam aatii hongiiyou (respectful) probably come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aate honge, kaam aatii hongiithey probably come in handy |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | kaam aataa, kaam aatiiI would come in handy |
| तू | kaam aataa, kaam aatiiyou (intimate) would come in handy |
| वह | kaam aataa, kaam aatiihe/she would come in handy |
| हम | kaam aate, kaam aatiinwe would come in handy |
| तुम | kaam aate, kaam aatiin, kaam aatiiyou (familiar) would come in handy |
| आप | kaam aate, kaam aatiinyou (respectful) would come in handy |
| वे/ये | kaam aate, kaam aatiinthey would come in handy |
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