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Past Indefinite Perfect Tense Posted by kunthra on Sep 10, 2009
In English, the past indefinite perfect tense is can be expressed as “I ate, I drank, I came” etc. All verbs end in ना. However, when you take this ending off and take a look at the stem, some of them end in consonants and some of them end in vowels. For this post, we’ll…
Answers to the Present Continuous Exercise Posted by kunthra on Sep 7, 2009
To see (देख) I am seeing (masculine) (मैं देख रहा हूँ) I am seeing (feminine) (मैं देख रही हूँ) To write (लिख) Present Continuous Tense: She is writing (वह लिख रही है) He is writing (वह लिख रहा है) To sleep (सो) We are sleeping (masculine) (हम सो रहे हैं) We are sleeping (feminine) (हम…
Present Continuous Tense Exercises Posted by kunthra on Sep 4, 2009
I’ll provide the infinitive of the verb. All you have to do is conjugate it to the present continuous tense. You’ll also have to remember the pronouns and keep in mind as to whether the sentence asks for a masculine/feminine/plural/singular endings. Ex: Infinitive: to go (जा). Present continuous tense: She is going (वह जा रही…
Present Continuous Tense Posted by kunthra on Sep 1, 2009
In English, the present continuous tense is represented by the suffix -ing. Verbs like eating, resting, running are verbs in the present continuous tense. Take a look at these Hindi verbs in the present continuous tense: मैं कर रहा हूँ – I am doing (masculine) मैं कर रही हूँ – I am doing (feminine) आप…
Similar Hindi Words Posted by kunthra on Aug 31, 2009
These words are similar in spelling, but different in meaning. Be careful of these words! सुजन = gentleman सृजन = creation संत = saint शत = one hundred बाँस = bamboo बास = smell प्रणाम = salute प्रमाण = proof परिमाण = extent परिणाम = effect प्रवाह = flow परवाह = care पत्ता = leaf…
Compound Verbs Posted by kunthra on Aug 26, 2009
All Hindi verbs end with ना. When you remove the suffix ना, you’re left with the stem of the verb. In Hindi, there are some verbs that only require a single word. These verbs are called simple verbs. There are also compound verbs that take on a second word. Take a look at some of…
Thug Posted by kunthra on Aug 23, 2009
The English word ‘thug’ derives from the Hindi word thag (ठग). The Hindi word thag (ठग) means thief or conman. This isn’t quite true for the English word. While it’s possible that a thug can be a thief, the connotation associated with ‘thug’ is a person who commits a crime (not necessarily having to do…