Hindi reference
बोलना
bolnaa
to speak
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 | boltaa huun, boltii huunI speak |
| तू | boltaa hai, boltii haiyou (intimate) speak |
| वह | boltaa hai, boltii haihe/she speaks |
| हम | bolte hain, boltii hainwe speak |
| तुम | bolte ho, boltii hoyou (familiar) speak |
| आप | bolte hain, boltii hainyou (respectful) speak |
| वे/ये | bolte hain, boltii hainthey speak |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | bol rahaa huun, bol rahii huunI am speaking |
| तू | bol rahaa hai, bol rahii haiyou (intimate) are speaking |
| वह | bol rahaa hai, bol rahii haihe/she is speaking |
| हम | bol rahe hain, bol rahii hainwe are speaking |
| तुम | bol rahe ho, bol rahii hoyou (familiar) are speaking |
| आप | bol rahe hain, bol rahii hainyou (respectful) are speaking |
| वे/ये | bol rahe hain, bol rahii hainthey are speaking |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | bolaa huun, bolii huunI have spoken |
| तू | bolaa hai, bolii haiyou (intimate) have spoken |
| वह | bolaa hai, bolii haihe/she has spoken |
| हम | bole hain, bolii hainwe have spoken |
| तुम | bole ho, bolii hoyou (familiar) have spoken |
| आप | bole hain, bolii hainyou (respectful) have spoken |
| वे/ये | bole hain, bolii hainthey have spoken |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | bolaa, boliiI spoke |
| तू | bolaa, boliiyou (intimate) spoke |
| वह | bolaa, boliihe/she spoke |
| हम | bole, boliinwe spoke |
| तुम | bole, boliin, boliiyou (familiar) spoke |
| आप | bole, boliinyou (respectful) spoke |
| वे/ये | bole, boliinthey spoke |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | boltaa thaa, boltii thiiI used to speak |
| तू | boltaa thaa, boltii thiiyou (intimate) used to speak |
| वह | boltaa thaa, boltii thiihe/she used to speak |
| हम | bolte the, boltii thiinwe used to speak |
| तुम | bolte the, boltii thiin, boltii thiiyou (familiar) used to speak |
| आप | bolte the, boltii thiinyou (respectful) used to speak |
| वे/ये | bolte the, boltii thiinthey used to speak |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | bol rahaa thaa, bol rahii thiiI was speaking |
| तू | bol rahaa thaa, bol rahii thiiyou (intimate) were speaking |
| वह | bol rahaa thaa, bol rahii thiihe/she was speaking |
| हम | bol rahe the, bol rahii thiinwe were speaking |
| तुम | bol rahe the, bol rahii thiin, bol rahii thiiyou (familiar) were speaking |
| आप | bol rahe the, bol rahii thiinyou (respectful) were speaking |
| वे/ये | bol rahe the, bol rahii thiinthey were speaking |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | bolaa thaa, bolii thiiI had spoken |
| तू | bolaa thaa, bolii thiiyou (intimate) had spoken |
| वह | bolaa thaa, bolii thiihe/she had spoken |
| हम | bole the, bolii thiinwe had spoken |
| तुम | bole the, bolii thiin, bolii thiiyou (familiar) had spoken |
| आप | bole the, bolii thiinyou (respectful) had spoken |
| वे/ये | bole the, bolii thiinthey had spoken |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | boluungaa, boluungiiI will speak |
| तू | bolegaa, bolegiiyou (intimate) will speak |
| वह | bolegaa, bolegiihe/she will speak |
| हम | bolenge, bolengiiwe will speak |
| तुम | bologe, bologiiyou (familiar) will speak |
| आप | bolenge, bolengiiyou (respectful) will speak |
| वे/ये | bolenge, bolengiithey will speak |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | boluun(that) I speak |
| तू | bole(that) you (intimate) speak |
| वह | bole(that) he/she speaks |
| हम | bolen(that) we speak |
| तुम | bolo(that) you (familiar) speak |
| आप | bolen(that) you (respectful) speak |
| वे/ये | bolen(that) they speak |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | bolspeak! (intimate) |
| तुम | bolospeak! (familiar) |
| आप | boliespeak! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | boltaa huungaa, boltii huungiiI probably speak |
| तू | boltaa hogaa, boltii hogiiyou (intimate) probably speak |
| वह | boltaa hogaa, boltii hogiihe/she probably speaks |
| हम | bolte honge, boltii hongiiwe probably speak |
| तुम | bolte hoge, boltii hogiiyou (familiar) probably speak |
| आप | bolte honge, boltii hongiiyou (respectful) probably speak |
| वे/ये | bolte honge, boltii hongiithey probably speak |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | boltaa, boltiiI would speak |
| तू | boltaa, boltiiyou (intimate) would speak |
| वह | boltaa, boltiihe/she would speak |
| हम | bolte, boltiinwe would speak |
| तुम | bolte, boltiin, boltiiyou (familiar) would speak |
| आप | bolte, boltiinyou (respectful) would speak |
| वे/ये | bolte, boltiinthey would speak |
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