6.6 Verbs

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46 6.6 Verbs

Verb Video

Instructor Video: Verb

Verb is an action word. Like all languages, Hindi verbs can be classified in three categories.

a) Intransitive verbs: Verbs that require only one noun/pronoun and that noun/pronoun can either be the subject or the object of a sentence. For example: Walk, Swim, Sleep, arrive, fall, etc.

Verb

Hindi

English

Explanation

तैरना “to swim”

राज तैरता है |

Raj swims.

Here “Raj” a noun acts as a subject of the sentence.

सोना “to sleep”

मैं ४ बजे सोता हूँ |

I wake up at 4 o’clock.

Here “I” a pronoun acts as a subject of the sentence.

पहुँचना “to arrive”

ट्रेन पहुँची

Train arrived.

Here “train” as a noun is an object of the sentence. Because you can ask “what” question (What arrived?).

गिरना “to fall”

पत्ते गिरते हैं|

Leaves fall.

Here “leaves” as a noun is an object of the sentence. Because you can ask “what” question (What falls?).

b) Transitive verbs: Verbs that require two nouns/pronouns. One acts as a subject and other as an object. For example: Eat, Drink, Read, etc.

Verb

Hindi

English

Explanation

खाना “to eat”

मैं खाना खाता हूँ |

I eat food.

Here pronoun “I” acts as a subject, and noun “food” acts as an object.

पढ़ना “to read”

राहुल किताबें पढ़ता है |

Rahul reads books.

Here noun “Rahul” acts as a subject, and noun “books” acts as an object.

देखना “to watch”

वह फ़िल्में देखती है |

She watches films.

Here pronoun “she” acts as a subject, and noun “films” acts as an object.

c) Di-transitive verb: Verbs that require three nouns/pronouns. Nouns/pronouns acts as a subject, indirect object and direct object in a sentence. For example: Give, Send, Receive, etc.

Verb

Hindi

English

Explanation

देना “to give”

मैं बच्चों को मिठाइयाँ देता हूँ |

I give sweets to children.

Here pronoun “I” acts as a subject, noun “children” acts as an indirect object, and noun “sweets” acts as a direct object.

भेजना “to send”

मोहन माँ को पत्र भेजता है |

Mohan sends letters to mother.

Here noun “Mohan” acts as a subject, noun “mother” acts as an indirect object, and noun “letters” acts as a direct object.

बेचना “to sell”

राहुल लोगों को किताबें बेचता है |

Rahul sells books to people.

Here noun “Rahul” acts as a subject, noun “people” acts as an indirect object, and noun “books” acts as a direct object.

List of Commonly Used Verbs

English

verb type

Hindi

English

verb type

Hindi

To do

tran.

करना

To learn

tran.

सीखना

To go

intran.

जाना

To converse

tran.

बात करना

To come

intran.

आना

To laugh

intran.

हँसना

To turn

intran.

मुड़ना

To cry/weep

intran.

रोना

To reach

intran.

पहुँचना

To feel

tran.

महसूस करना

To return

intran.

लौटना

To use

tran.

उपयोग करना

To run

intran.

दौड़ना

To wait

tran.

इंतज़ार करना

To practice

tran.

अभ्यास करना

To remember

tran.

याद करना

To exercise

tran.

कसरत करना

To end

tran.

खत्म करना

To eat

tran.

खाना

To clean

tran.

साफ़ करना

To make food

tran.

खाना बनाना

To open

tran.

खोलना

To drink

tran.

पीना

To shut down

tran.

बंद करना

To die

intran.

मरना

To explain

ditran.

समझाना

To stand up

intran.

खड़ा होना

To buy

ditran.

खरीदना

To sit down

intran.

बैठना

To sell

ditran.

बेचना

To sleep

intran.

सोना

To see/watch

tran.

देखना

To wake uo

intran.

जागना

To wash

tran.

धोना

To rest

tran.

आराम करना

To want

tran.

चाहना

To read/study

tran.

पढ़ना

To receive

tran.

प्राप्त करना

To teach

tran.

पढ़ाना

To plan

tran.

योजना बनाना

To write

tran.

लिखना

To keep

tran.

रखना

To speak

tran.

बोलना

To tour

tran.

सैर करना

To ask

ditran.

पूछना

To ride

tran.

सवारी करना

To say

tran.

कहना

To take

ditran.

लेना

To listen

tran.

सुनना

To give

ditran.

देना

To answer

tran.

उत्तर देना

To forgive

tran.

माफ़ करना

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