Hindi Grammar Basics
Pronouns
मैं (First Person)
| Hindi | Roman | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| मैं | main | I | |
| हम | ham | we |
तू/तुम (Second Person)
| Hindi | Roman | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| तू | tu | you (informal) | |
| तुम | tum | you | |
| आप | aap | you (formal) |
वह (Third Person)
| Hindi | Roman | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| वह | vah | he/she/it | |
| वे | ve | they | |
| ये | ye | these |
Common Verbs
| Hindi | Roman | English | Sample Conjugation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| होना | hona | to be | है (hai), था (tha), होगा (hoga) | |
| रखना | rakhna | to have | रखता है (rakhta hai), रखा (rakha) | |
| करना | karna | to do | करता है (karta hai), किया (kiya) | |
| बनाना | banana | to make | बनाता है (banata hai), बनाया (banaya) | |
| सकना | sakna | can/to know how to | सकता है (sakta hai), सका (saka) | |
| जानना | janana | to know (how) | जानता है (janta hai), जाना (jana) | |
| समझना | samazh na | to understand | समझता है (samajhta hai), समझा (samjha) | |
| बोलना | bol na | to speak/talk | बोलता है (bolta hai), बोला (bola) | |
| सुनना | sun na | to listen/hear | सुनता है (sunta hai), सुना (suna) | |
| देखना | dekhna | to see | देखता है (dekhta hai), देखा (dekha) | |
| जीना | jeena | to live | जीता है (jeeta hai), जिया (jiya) | |
| चाहना | chahna | to want | चाहता है (chahta hai), चाहा (chaha) | |
| पसंद करना | pasand karna | to like | पसंद करता है (pasand karta hai), पसंद किया (pasand kiya) | |
| प्यार करना | pyar karna | to love | प्यार करता है (pyar karta hai), प्यार किया (pyar kiya) | |
| देना | dena | to give | देता है (deta hai), दिया (diya) | |
| लेना | lena | to take | लेता है (leta hai), लिया (liya) | |
| खेलना | khelna | to play | खेलता है (khelta hai), खेला (khela) | |
| आना | aana | to come | आता है (aata hai), आया (aaya) | |
| जाना | jana | to go | जाता है (jata hai), गया (gaya) | |
| लिखना | likhna | to write | लिखता है (likhta hai), लिखा (likha) | |
| पढ़ना | padhna | to read | पढ़ता है (padhta hai), पढ़ा (padha) | |
| याद करना | yaad karna | to remember | याद करता है (yaad karta hai), याद किया (yaad kiya) | |
| भूलना | bhulna | to forget | भूलता है (bhulta hai), भूला (bhula) | |
| खाना | khana | to eat | खाता है (khata hai), खाया (khaya) |
Going further
- Verb Tenses — how each tense is formed, with example sentences.
- Pronoun Cases — nominative, accusative, possessive, and oblique forms.