Hindi reference
लेना
lenaa
to take
Irregular · 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 | letaa huun, letii huunI take |
| तू | letaa hai, letii haiyou (intimate) take |
| वह | letaa hai, letii haihe/she takes |
| हम | lete hain, letii hainwe take |
| तुम | lete ho, letii hoyou (familiar) take |
| आप | lete hain, letii hainyou (respectful) take |
| वे/ये | lete hain, letii hainthey take |
Present progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | le rahaa huun, le rahii huunI am taking |
| तू | le rahaa hai, le rahii haiyou (intimate) are taking |
| वह | le rahaa hai, le rahii haihe/she is taking |
| हम | le rahe hain, le rahii hainwe are taking |
| तुम | le rahe ho, le rahii hoyou (familiar) are taking |
| आप | le rahe hain, le rahii hainyou (respectful) are taking |
| वे/ये | le rahe hain, le rahii hainthey are taking |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne liyaa hai, mainne lii haiI have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune liyaa hai, tuune lii haiyou (intimate) have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne liyaa hai, usne lii haihe/she has taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne liyaa hai, hamne lii haiwe have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne liyaa hai, tumne lii haiyou (familiar) have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne liyaa hai, aapne lii haiyou (respectful) have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne liyaa hai, unhonne lii haithey have taken (masculine or feminine object) |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne liyaa, mainne liiI took (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune liyaa, tuune liiyou (intimate) took (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne liyaa, usne liihe/she took (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne liyaa, hamne liiwe took (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne liyaa, tumne liiyou (familiar) took (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne liyaa, aapne liiyou (respectful) took (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne liyaa, unhonne liithey took (masculine or feminine object) |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | letaa thaa, letii thiiI used to take |
| तू | letaa thaa, letii thiiyou (intimate) used to take |
| वह | letaa thaa, letii thiihe/she used to take |
| हम | lete the, letii thiinwe used to take |
| तुम | lete the, letii thiin, letii thiiyou (familiar) used to take |
| आप | lete the, letii thiinyou (respectful) used to take |
| वे/ये | lete the, letii thiinthey used to take |
Past progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | le rahaa thaa, le rahii thiiI was taking |
| तू | le rahaa thaa, le rahii thiiyou (intimate) were taking |
| वह | le rahaa thaa, le rahii thiihe/she was taking |
| हम | le rahe the, le rahii thiinwe were taking |
| तुम | le rahe the, le rahii thiin, le rahii thiiyou (familiar) were taking |
| आप | le rahe the, le rahii thiinyou (respectful) were taking |
| वे/ये | le rahe the, le rahii thiinthey were taking |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | mainne liyaa thaa, mainne lii thiiI had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| तू | tuune liyaa thaa, tuune lii thiiyou (intimate) had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| वह | usne liyaa thaa, usne lii thiihe/she had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| हम | hamne liyaa thaa, hamne lii thiiwe had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| तुम | tumne liyaa thaa, tumne lii thiiyou (familiar) had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| आप | aapne liyaa thaa, aapne lii thiiyou (respectful) had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
| वे/ये | unhonne liyaa thaa, unhonne lii thiithey had taken (masculine or feminine object) |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | luungaa, luungiiI will take |
| तू | legaa, legiiyou (intimate) will take |
| वह | legaa, legiihe/she will take |
| हम | lenge, lengiiwe will take |
| तुम | loge, logiiyou (familiar) will take |
| आप | lenge, lengiiyou (respectful) will take |
| वे/ये | lenge, lengiithey will take |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | luun(that) I take |
| तू | le(that) you (intimate) take |
| वह | le(that) he/she takes |
| हम | len(that) we take |
| तुम | lo(that) you (familiar) take |
| आप | len(that) you (respectful) take |
| वे/ये | len(that) they take |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| तू | letake! (intimate) |
| तुम | lotake! (familiar) |
| आप | liijietake! (respectful) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | letaa huungaa, letii huungiiI probably take |
| तू | letaa hogaa, letii hogiiyou (intimate) probably take |
| वह | letaa hogaa, letii hogiihe/she probably takes |
| हम | lete honge, letii hongiiwe probably take |
| तुम | lete hoge, letii hogiiyou (familiar) probably take |
| आप | lete honge, letii hongiiyou (respectful) probably take |
| वे/ये | lete honge, letii hongiithey probably take |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | letaa, letiiI would take |
| तू | letaa, letiiyou (intimate) would take |
| वह | letaa, letiihe/she would take |
| हम | lete, letiinwe would take |
| तुम | lete, letiin, letiiyou (familiar) would take |
| आप | lete, letiinyou (respectful) would take |
| वे/ये | lete, letiinthey would take |
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