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Hindi vocabulary · Topic 6 of 10

Everyday Verbs in Hindi

Hindi verbs are shown in the infinitive, the -naa form you find in a dictionary, like khaana and jaana. In a real sentence the ending changes for who is speaking and whether that person is a man or a woman. Learn each verb with one short sentence and the pattern starts to feel regular.

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  1. 1to beverbहोनाhona
  2. 2to haveverb… के पास होना… ke paas hona"I have": मेरे पास … है (mere paas … hai)
  3. 3to goverbजानाjaana
  4. 4to eatverbखानाkhaana
  5. 5to drinkverbपीनाpeena
  6. 6to speakverbबोलनाbolnato talk with: बात करना (baat karna)
  7. 7to do / to makeverbकरनाkarnato make: बनाना (banaana)
  8. 8to wantverbचाहनाchaahna"I want": मुझे … चाहिए (mujhe … chaahiye)
  9. 9to likeverbपसंद करनाpasand karna"I like": मुझे पसंद है (mujhe pasand hai)
  10. 10to loveverbप्यार करनाpyaar karna
  11. 11to sleepverbसोनाsona
  12. 12to comeverbआनाaana
  13. 13to know (a fact)verbजाननाjaanna"I know": मुझे पता है (mujhe pata hai)
  14. 14to know (a person or place)verbपहचाननाpahchaannaalso: जानना (jaanna)
  15. 15to seeverbदेखनाdekhna
  16. 16to look / to watchverbदेखनाdekhnasame verb as "to see"
  17. 17to hearverbसुननाsunna
  18. 18to listenverbसुननाsunnacarefully: ध्यान से सुनना (dhyaan se sunna)
  19. 19to readverbपढ़नाpadhna
  20. 20to writeverbलिखनाlikhna
  21. 21to workverbकाम करनाkaam karna
  22. 22to studyverbपढ़ाई करनाpadhaai karnaalso: पढ़ना (padhna)
  23. 23to learnverbसीखनाseekhna
  24. 24to teachverbसिखानाsikhaanaalso: पढ़ाना (padhaana)
  25. 25to understandverbसमझनाsamajhna
  26. 26to sayverbकहनाkahna
  27. 27to tellverbबतानाbataana
  28. 28to askverbपूछनाpoochhnato ask for: माँगना (maangna)
  29. 29to answerverbजवाब देनाjavaab dena
  30. 30to thinkverbसोचनाsochna
  31. 31to believeverbविश्वास करनाvishvaas karnaalso: मानना (maanna)
  32. 32to needverb… की ज़रूरत होना… ki zaroorat hona"I need": मुझे … चाहिए (mujhe … chaahiye)
  33. 33can (to be able to)verbसकनाsaknaafter a verb: कर सकता हूँ (kar sakta hoon)
  34. 34must (to have to)verb… पड़ना… padna"I have to go": मुझे जाना है (mujhe jaana hai)
  35. 35to giveverbदेनाdena
  36. 36to takeverbलेनाlena
  37. 37to buyverbख़रीदनाkhareedna
  38. 38to sellverbबेचनाbechna
  39. 39to payverbपैसे देनाpaise denaformal: भुगतान करना (bhugtaan karna)
  40. 40to openverbखोलनाkholna
  41. 41to closeverbबंद करनाband karna
  42. 42to startverbशुरू करनाshuroo karna
  43. 43to finishverbख़त्म करनाkhatm karnaalso: पूरा करना (poora karna)
  44. 44to waitverbइंतज़ार करनाintazaar karna"wait!": रुको! (ruko!)
  45. 45to helpverbमदद करनाmadad karna
  46. 46to liveverbरहनाrahnato be alive: जीना (jeena)
  47. 47to walkverbचलनाchalnafor a stroll: टहलना (tahalna)
  48. 48to runverbदौड़नाdaudna
  49. 49to driveverbगाड़ी चलानाgaadi chalaana
  50. 50to travelverbयात्रा करनाyaatra karnaalso: घूमना (ghoomna)
  51. 51to leaveverbनिकलनाnikalnaalso: जाना (jaana)
  52. 52to arriveverbपहुँचनाpahunchna
  53. 53to come backverbवापस आनाvaapas aana
  54. 54to enterverbअंदर जानाandar jaanaformal: प्रवेश करना (pravesh karna)
  55. 55to sit (down)verbबैठनाbaithna
  56. 56to stand (up)verbखड़ा होनाkhada hona
  57. 57to playverbखेलनाkhelnainstruments: बजाना (bajaana)
  58. 58to singverbगानाgaana
  59. 59to danceverbनाचनाnaachna
  60. 60to swimverbतैरनाtairna
  61. 61to cookverbखाना बनानाkhaana banaanaalso: पकाना (pakaana)
  62. 62to cleanverbसाफ़ करनाsaaf karna
  63. 63to washverbधोनाdhona
  64. 64to wearverbपहननाpahanna
  65. 65to putverbरखनाrakhnaalso: डालना (daalna)
  66. 66to findverbढूँढ लेनाdhoondh lena"to be found": मिलना (milna)
  67. 67to look forverbढूँढनाdhoondhna
  68. 68to loseverbखोनाkhonaa game: हारना (haarna)
  69. 69to winverbजीतनाjeetna
  70. 70to useverbइस्तेमाल करनाistemaal karna
  71. 71to tryverbकोशिश करनाkoshish karnato try out: आज़माना (aazmaana)
  72. 72to call (phone)verbफ़ोन करनाfon karnato call someone over: बुलाना (bulaana)
  73. 73to sendverbभेजनाbhejna
  74. 74to bringverbलानाlaana
  75. 75to meetverbमिलनाmilna
  76. 76to rememberverbयाद करनाyaad karna"I remember": मुझे याद है (mujhe yaad hai)
  77. 77to forgetverbभूलनाbhoolna
  78. 78to feelverbमहसूस करनाmahsoos karna
  79. 79to laughverbहँसनाhansna
  80. 80to cryverbरोनाrona
  81. 81to smileverbमुस्कुरानाmuskuraana
  82. 82to kissverbचूमनाchoomnaeveryday: किस करना (kis karna)
  83. 83to hugverbगले लगानाgale lagaana
  84. 84to changeverbबदलनाbadalna
  85. 85to chooseverbचुननाchunna
  86. 86to showverbदिखानाdikhaana
  87. 87to carryverbउठानाuthaanaalso: ले जाना (le jaana)
  88. 88to wake upverbजागनाjaagnaalso: उठना (uthna)
  89. 89to take a showerverbनहानाnahaana
  90. 90to restverbआराम करनाaaraam karna
  91. 91to breakverbतोड़नाtodnato get broken: टूटना (tootna)
  92. 92to fallverbगिरनाgirna
  93. 93to growverbबढ़नाbadhnaplants: उगना (ugna)
  94. 94to hopeverbउम्मीद करनाummeed karna
  95. 95to preferverbज़्यादा पसंद करनाzyaada pasand karna
  96. 96to stayverbरुकनाruknaalso: ठहरना (thaharna)
  97. 97to order (food)verbऑर्डर करनाordar karnaalso: मँगवाना (mangvaana)
  98. 98to visitverbघूमने जानाghoomne jaanaa person: मिलने जाना (milne jaana)
  99. 99to inviteverbबुलानाbulaanaformal: आमंत्रित करना (aamantrit karna)
  100. 100to explainverbसमझानाsamjhaana

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Everyday Verbs in Hindi: common questions

What are the most important Hindi verbs to learn first?

Hona (to be), karna (to do), jaana (to go), aana (to come), and lena (to take). They appear in almost every conversation, often as helping verbs.

Why do Hindi verbs change for men and women?

In many tenses the verb agrees with the subject. A man says main khaata hoon and a woman says main khaati hoon. Both mean "I eat".

Does Hindi put the verb at the end of the sentence?

Usually yes. Word order is subject–object–verb, so "I eat rice" is main chaaval khaata hoon, with khaata hoon at the end.

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