Are you familiar with the transitive verbs in Hindi? If not, then let me show you all you need to know about transitive verbs in Hindi.

Transitive verbs are called सकर्मक क्रिया (Sakarmak Kriya). Transitive verbs are those verbs which use a subject and one or more objects.

In Hindi, the transitive verbs can be differentiated from the intransitive verbs by “क्या” (Kya – What), किस (Kis – What/Who) and किसको (Kisko – Whom).

Questions can be formed by  कौन + कर्म + क्रिया ? – Who + verb? . The answer is the कर्ता (Karta) – Subject.

And,  क्या + क्रिया ? – Who + verb? or क्या + क्रिया? – Whom + verb? –  The answer is the कर्म (Karm) – Object.

This is explained with some examples. The subject and objects are marked in blue and red color respectively.

1. सीता फल खा रही है। – Sita is eating fruit.

When you will ask, क्या खा रही है? What is she eating?

You will get the answer, “फल” (Phal – Fruit). This the object that the transitive verb, खा रही है (to eat) is using.

Similarly,

2. राकेश पुस्तक लिख रहा है। – Rakesh is writing a book.

When you will ask, क्या लिख रहा है ?  – What is he writing?

You will get the answer, “पुस्तक” (Pustak – Book). This the object that the transitive verb, लिख रहा है (to write) is using.

Similarly, we can find the objects in the following sentence where the transitive verbs are used.

3. सोहन पतंग उड़ा रहा है।
4. हेमंत चाय पी रहा है।

Transitive verbs in Hindi are of two types. These are:

1. एककर्मक क्रिया – Ekkarmak Kriya
These transitive verbs require only one objects. Some of the examples are:

1. बच्चे फुटबाल खेल रहे है। – Here, फुटबाल (Futball – Football) is the object.

2. माता बटन लगा रही है।- Here, बटन (Batan – Button) is the object.

2. द्विकर्मक क्रिया – Dvikarmak Kriya
These transitive verbs require two objects. Some of the examples are:

1. माता पुत्र को दूध पिलाती है। – Here, पुत्र (Putr – Son) and दूध (Dudh – Milk) are the objects.

2. भाई ने बहन को पत्र लिखा। – Here, बहन (Behan – Sister) and पत्र (Patr – Letter) are the objects.

If you will see the above mentioned examples in this post, you will find that the subject comes at the beginning of the Hindi sentences. You can use this information as a cue to determine the subject and objects.