| Basic verb conjugation |
bolna, masculine |
ana, feminine |
notes |
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NEGATIVE: nahi placed before the verb usually in all
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| 1. present tense general |
maiN bolta huN |
mainN a rahi huN |
maiN nahiN bolta huN / maiN bolta nahiN |
| singular: you* |
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| singular:he, she, this, that |
ye/vo |
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vo nahiN bolta hai / vo bolta nahi |
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| plural: they, these, those |
ye/vo |
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vo nahiN bolte haiN / vo bolte nahi |
| *tum/ap require plural verb |
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| 2. present tense continuos |
maiN bol raha huN |
maiN a rahi huN |
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tum/ap |
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vo nahiN bol rahe haiN |
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| 3. imperfect general |
maiN bolta tha |
maiN ati thi |
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tum/ap |
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vo nahiN ate the |
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| 4. imperfect continuos |
maiN bol raha tha |
maiN a rahi thi |
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| 5. past tense |
maiN bola |
maiN aya / maiN aii |
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tum/ap |
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ye/vo |
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vo nahiN ae |
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| 6. perfect |
maiN bola huN |
maiN aya huN / maiN aii huN |
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ye/vo |
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ye/vo |
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| 7. pluskvamperfect |
maiN bola tha |
maiN aya tha / maiN aii tha |
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ye/vo |
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vo nahiN parhe the |
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| 8. future |
maiN boluNga |
maiN aunga / maiN aungi |
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vo nahiN jaega |
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| 9. imperative |
tu bol (rude or intimate) |
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mat a / mat bol / |
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tum bolo (equal or less) |
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jhut mat bolo! |
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ap bolie / boliega (polite/very polite |
ap nahi bolie / ap nahi aie / ap na bathie |
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bolna (neutral) |
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mat bolna, na bolna |
