🇮🇳 Hindi
हिन्दी • Devanagari
Verbs: the present tense you’ll actually use
A practical way to start using verbs without getting stuck in conjugation tables.
What matters most
Start with verbs that let you communicate immediately.
- Hindi is often SOV: subject + object + verb.
- हूँ/है/हैं are forms of ‘to be’ (होना).
- Many verbs agree with gender/number depending on the construction.
मैं हूँ।
main hoon
I am.
यह अच्छा है।
yah achchha hai
This is good.
मैं चाय पीता हूँ।
main chai peeta hoon
I drink tea. (masc. speaker; use पीती for fem.)
मैं यहाँ हूँ।
main yahan hoon
I am here.
मुझे पानी चाहिए।
mujhe paani chahiye
I want/need water.
मैं नहीं समझता।
main nahi samajhta
I don't understand. (masc. speaker; use समझती for fem.)
क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं?
kya aap angrezi bolte hain
Do you speak English? (formal; verb may change by gender)
शौचालय कहाँ है?
shauchalay kahan hai
Where is the bathroom/toilet?
यह मेरा दोस्त है।
yah mera dost hai
This is my friend.
Practice tip
Pick 3 verbs you use daily and practice them in one sentence pattern.
- I want…
- I go…
- I work… / I study…
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I am.”?