Hindi reference
रहना
rahnaa
to live (reside); to stay
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 | rahtaa huun, rahtii huunI live |
| तू | rahtaa hai, rahtii haiyou (intimate) live |
| वह | rahtaa hai, rahtii haihe/she lives |
| हम | rahte hain, rahtii hainwe live |
| तुम | rahte ho, rahtii hoyou (familiar) live |
| आप | rahte hain, rahtii hainyou (respectful) live |
| वे/ये | rahte hain, rahtii hainthey live |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rah rahaa huun, rah rahii huunI am living |
| तू | rah rahaa hai, rah rahii haiyou (intimate) are living |
| वह | rah rahaa hai, rah rahii haihe/she is living |
| हम | rah rahe hain, rah rahii hainwe are living |
| तुम | rah rahe ho, rah rahii hoyou (familiar) are living |
| आप | rah rahe hain, rah rahii hainyou (respectful) are living |
| वे/ये | rah rahe hain, rah rahii hainthey are living |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahaa huun, rahii huunI have lived |
| तू | rahaa hai, rahii haiyou (intimate) have lived |
| वह | rahaa hai, rahii haihe/she has lived |
| हम | rahe hain, rahii hainwe have lived |
| तुम | rahe ho, rahii hoyou (familiar) have lived |
| आप | rahe hain, rahii hainyou (respectful) have lived |
| वे/ये | rahe hain, rahii hainthey have lived |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahaa, rahiiI lived |
| तू | rahaa, rahiiyou (intimate) lived |
| वह | rahaa, rahiihe/she lived |
| हम | rahe, rahiinwe lived |
| तुम | rahe, rahiin, rahiiyou (familiar) lived |
| आप | rahe, rahiinyou (respectful) lived |
| वे/ये | rahe, rahiinthey lived |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahtaa thaa, rahtii thiiI used to live |
| तू | rahtaa thaa, rahtii thiiyou (intimate) used to live |
| वह | rahtaa thaa, rahtii thiihe/she used to live |
| हम | rahte the, rahtii thiinwe used to live |
| तुम | rahte the, rahtii thiin, rahtii thiiyou (familiar) used to live |
| आप | rahte the, rahtii thiinyou (respectful) used to live |
| वे/ये | rahte the, rahtii thiinthey used to live |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rah rahaa thaa, rah rahii thiiI was living |
| तू | rah rahaa thaa, rah rahii thiiyou (intimate) were living |
| वह | rah rahaa thaa, rah rahii thiihe/she was living |
| हम | rah rahe the, rah rahii thiinwe were living |
| तुम | rah rahe the, rah rahii thiin, rah rahii thiiyou (familiar) were living |
| आप | rah rahe the, rah rahii thiinyou (respectful) were living |
| वे/ये | rah rahe the, rah rahii thiinthey were living |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahaa thaa, rahii thiiI had lived |
| तू | rahaa thaa, rahii thiiyou (intimate) had lived |
| वह | rahaa thaa, rahii thiihe/she had lived |
| हम | rahe the, rahii thiinwe had lived |
| तुम | rahe the, rahii thiin, rahii thiiyou (familiar) had lived |
| आप | rahe the, rahii thiinyou (respectful) had lived |
| वे/ये | rahe the, rahii thiinthey had lived |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahuungaa, rahuungiiI will live |
| तू | rahegaa, rahegiiyou (intimate) will live |
| वह | rahegaa, rahegiihe/she will live |
| हम | rahenge, rahengiiwe will live |
| तुम | rahoge, rahogiiyou (familiar) will live |
| आप | rahenge, rahengiiyou (respectful) will live |
| वे/ये | rahenge, rahengiithey will live |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahuun(that) I live |
| तू | rahe(that) you (intimate) live |
| वह | rahe(that) he/she lives |
| हम | rahen(that) we live |
| तुम | raho(that) you (familiar) live |
| आप | rahen(that) you (respectful) live |
| वे/ये | rahen(that) they live |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | rahlive! (intimate) |
| तुम | raholive! (familiar) |
| आप | rahielive! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahtaa huungaa, rahtii huungiiI probably live |
| तू | rahtaa hogaa, rahtii hogiiyou (intimate) probably live |
| वह | rahtaa hogaa, rahtii hogiihe/she probably lives |
| हम | rahte honge, rahtii hongiiwe probably live |
| तुम | rahte hoge, rahtii hogiiyou (familiar) probably live |
| आप | rahte honge, rahtii hongiiyou (respectful) probably live |
| वे/ये | rahte honge, rahtii hongiithey probably live |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | rahtaa, rahtiiI would live |
| तू | rahtaa, rahtiiyou (intimate) would live |
| वह | rahtaa, rahtiihe/she would live |
| हम | rahte, rahtiinwe would live |
| तुम | rahte, rahtiin, rahtiiyou (familiar) would live |
| आप | rahte, rahtiinyou (respectful) would live |
| वे/ये | rahte, rahtiinthey would live |
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