Hindi reference
पढ़ना
parhnaa
to read
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 | parhtaa huun, parhtii huunI read |
| तू | parhtaa hai, parhtii haiyou (intimate) read |
| वह | parhtaa hai, parhtii haihe/she reads |
| हम | parhte hain, parhtii hainwe read |
| तुम | parhte ho, parhtii hoyou (familiar) read |
| आप | parhte hain, parhtii hainyou (respectful) read |
| वे/ये | parhte hain, parhtii hainthey read |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parh rahaa huun, parh rahii huunI am reading |
| तू | parh rahaa hai, parh rahii haiyou (intimate) are reading |
| वह | parh rahaa hai, parh rahii haihe/she is reading |
| हम | parh rahe hain, parh rahii hainwe are reading |
| तुम | parh rahe ho, parh rahii hoyou (familiar) are reading |
| आप | parh rahe hain, parh rahii hainyou (respectful) are reading |
| वे/ये | parh rahe hain, parh rahii hainthey are reading |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne parhaa hai, mainne parhii haiI have read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune parhaa hai, tuune parhii haiyou (intimate) have read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne parhaa hai, usne parhii haihe/she has read (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne parhaa hai, hamne parhii haiwe have read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne parhaa hai, tumne parhii haiyou (familiar) have read (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne parhaa hai, aapne parhii haiyou (respectful) have read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne parhaa hai, unhonne parhii haithey have read (masculine or feminine object) |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne parhaa, mainne parhiiI read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune parhaa, tuune parhiiyou (intimate) read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne parhaa, usne parhiihe/she read (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne parhaa, hamne parhiiwe read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne parhaa, tumne parhiiyou (familiar) read (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne parhaa, aapne parhiiyou (respectful) read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne parhaa, unhonne parhiithey read (masculine or feminine object) |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parhtaa thaa, parhtii thiiI used to read |
| तू | parhtaa thaa, parhtii thiiyou (intimate) used to read |
| वह | parhtaa thaa, parhtii thiihe/she used to read |
| हम | parhte the, parhtii thiinwe used to read |
| तुम | parhte the, parhtii thiin, parhtii thiiyou (familiar) used to read |
| आप | parhte the, parhtii thiinyou (respectful) used to read |
| वे/ये | parhte the, parhtii thiinthey used to read |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parh rahaa thaa, parh rahii thiiI was reading |
| तू | parh rahaa thaa, parh rahii thiiyou (intimate) were reading |
| वह | parh rahaa thaa, parh rahii thiihe/she was reading |
| हम | parh rahe the, parh rahii thiinwe were reading |
| तुम | parh rahe the, parh rahii thiin, parh rahii thiiyou (familiar) were reading |
| आप | parh rahe the, parh rahii thiinyou (respectful) were reading |
| वे/ये | parh rahe the, parh rahii thiinthey were reading |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne parhaa thaa, mainne parhii thiiI had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune parhaa thaa, tuune parhii thiiyou (intimate) had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne parhaa thaa, usne parhii thiihe/she had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne parhaa thaa, hamne parhii thiiwe had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne parhaa thaa, tumne parhii thiiyou (familiar) had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne parhaa thaa, aapne parhii thiiyou (respectful) had read (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne parhaa thaa, unhonne parhii thiithey had read (masculine or feminine object) |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parhuungaa, parhuungiiI will read |
| तू | parhegaa, parhegiiyou (intimate) will read |
| वह | parhegaa, parhegiihe/she will read |
| हम | parhenge, parhengiiwe will read |
| तुम | parhoge, parhogiiyou (familiar) will read |
| आप | parhenge, parhengiiyou (respectful) will read |
| वे/ये | parhenge, parhengiithey will read |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parhuun(that) I read |
| तू | parhe(that) you (intimate) read |
| वह | parhe(that) he/she reads |
| हम | parhen(that) we read |
| तुम | parho(that) you (familiar) read |
| आप | parhen(that) you (respectful) read |
| वे/ये | parhen(that) they read |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | parhread! (intimate) |
| तुम | parhoread! (familiar) |
| आप | parhieread! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parhtaa huungaa, parhtii huungiiI probably read |
| तू | parhtaa hogaa, parhtii hogiiyou (intimate) probably read |
| वह | parhtaa hogaa, parhtii hogiihe/she probably reads |
| हम | parhte honge, parhtii hongiiwe probably read |
| तुम | parhte hoge, parhtii hogiiyou (familiar) probably read |
| आप | parhte honge, parhtii hongiiyou (respectful) probably read |
| वे/ये | parhte honge, parhtii hongiithey probably read |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | parhtaa, parhtiiI would read |
| तू | parhtaa, parhtiiyou (intimate) would read |
| वह | parhtaa, parhtiihe/she would read |
| हम | parhte, parhtiinwe would read |
| तुम | parhte, parhtiin, parhtiiyou (familiar) would read |
| आप | parhte, parhtiinyou (respectful) would read |
| वे/ये | parhte, parhtiinthey would read |
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