Hindi reference
सकना
saknaa
can; to be able to
Regular · 9 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 | saktaa huun, saktii huunI can (do something) |
| तू | saktaa hai, saktii haiyou (intimate) can (do something) |
| वह | saktaa hai, saktii haihe/she can (do something) |
| हम | sakte hain, saktii hainwe can (do something) |
| तुम | sakte ho, saktii hoyou (familiar) can (do something) |
| आप | sakte hain, saktii hainyou (respectful) can (do something) |
| वे/ये | sakte hain, saktii hainthey can (do something) |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | sakaa huun, sakii huunI have been able to (do something) |
| तू | sakaa hai, sakii haiyou (intimate) have been able to (do something) |
| वह | sakaa hai, sakii haihe/she has been able to (do something) |
| हम | sake hain, sakii hainwe have been able to (do something) |
| तुम | sake ho, sakii hoyou (familiar) have been able to (do something) |
| आप | sake hain, sakii hainyou (respectful) have been able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | sake hain, sakii hainthey have been able to (do something) |
Past
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | sakaa, sakiiI could (do something) |
| तू | sakaa, sakiiyou (intimate) could (do something) |
| वह | sakaa, sakiihe/she could (do something) |
| हम | sake, sakiinwe could (do something) |
| तुम | sake, sakiin, sakiiyou (familiar) could (do something) |
| आप | sake, sakiinyou (respectful) could (do something) |
| वे/ये | sake, sakiinthey could (do something) |
Past habitual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | saktaa thaa, saktii thiiI could (do something) |
| तू | saktaa thaa, saktii thiiyou (intimate) could (do something) |
| वह | saktaa thaa, saktii thiihe/she could (do something) |
| हम | sakte the, saktii thiinwe could (do something) |
| तुम | sakte the, saktii thiin, saktii thiiyou (familiar) could (do something) |
| आप | sakte the, saktii thiinyou (respectful) could (do something) |
| वे/ये | sakte the, saktii thiinthey could (do something) |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | sakaa thaa, sakii thiiI had been able to (do something) |
| तू | sakaa thaa, sakii thiiyou (intimate) had been able to (do something) |
| वह | sakaa thaa, sakii thiihe/she had been able to (do something) |
| हम | sake the, sakii thiinwe had been able to (do something) |
| तुम | sake the, sakii thiin, sakii thiiyou (familiar) had been able to (do something) |
| आप | sake the, sakii thiinyou (respectful) had been able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | sake the, sakii thiinthey had been able to (do something) |
Future
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | sakuungaa, sakuungiiI will be able to (do something) |
| तू | sakegaa, sakegiiyou (intimate) will be able to (do something) |
| वह | sakegaa, sakegiihe/she will be able to (do something) |
| हम | sakenge, sakengiiwe will be able to (do something) |
| तुम | sakoge, sakogiiyou (familiar) will be able to (do something) |
| आप | sakenge, sakengiiyou (respectful) will be able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | sakenge, sakengiithey will be able to (do something) |
Mood
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | sakuun(that) I am able to (do something) |
| तू | sake(that) you (intimate) are able to (do something) |
| वह | sake(that) he/she is able to (do something) |
| हम | saken(that) we are able to (do something) |
| तुम | sako(that) you (familiar) are able to (do something) |
| आप | saken(that) you (respectful) are able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | saken(that) they are able to (do something) |
Presumptive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | saktaa huungaa, saktii huungiiI am probably able to (do something) |
| तू | saktaa hogaa, saktii hogiiyou (intimate) are probably able to (do something) |
| वह | saktaa hogaa, saktii hogiihe/she is probably able to (do something) |
| हम | sakte honge, saktii hongiiwe are probably able to (do something) |
| तुम | sakte hoge, saktii hogiiyou (familiar) are probably able to (do something) |
| आप | sakte honge, saktii hongiiyou (respectful) are probably able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | sakte honge, saktii hongiithey are probably able to (do something) |
Counterfactual
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| मैं | saktaa, saktiiI would be able to (do something) |
| तू | saktaa, saktiiyou (intimate) would be able to (do something) |
| वह | saktaa, saktiihe/she would be able to (do something) |
| हम | sakte, saktiinwe would be able to (do something) |
| तुम | sakte, saktiin, saktiiyou (familiar) would be able to (do something) |
| आप | sakte, saktiinyou (respectful) would be able to (do something) |
| वे/ये | sakte, saktiinthey would be able to (do something) |
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