A2 · 30 words
Verbs made with karnā and honā
Waiting, helping, trying, starting and finishing: the verbs Hindi builds from a noun and a helper verb.
Hindi makes a great many verbs by putting a noun or an adjective in front of करना (“to do”) or होना (“to be, to become”): इंतज़ार करना“to wait”शुरू होना“to begin” The pair matters — with करना someone does it, with होना it happens: मैंने काम ख़त्म किया, but काम ख़त्म हुआ. The noun keeps its own gender, which is why it is मेरी मदद करो: मदद is feminine.
The words
Verb (30)
इंतज़ार करनाto wait (for)VerbA2
The person waited for takes का: आपका इंतज़ार.
मदद करनाto helpVerbA2
Whom: मेरी मदद, उसकी मदद, because मदद is feminine.
कोशिश करनाto tryVerbA2
शुरू करनाto start (something)VerbA2
शुरू होनाto begin; to start (by itself)VerbA2
ख़त्म करनाto finish (something)VerbA2
ख़त्म होनाto end; to run outVerbA2
बात करनाto talkVerbA2
With whom: से — माँ से बात करना.
पसंद करनाto like; to chooseVerbA2
याद करनाto memorise; to remember; to think ofVerbA2
याद आनाto come to mind; to missVerbA2
The one who misses takes को, what is missed की.
इस्तेमाल करनाto useVerbA2
साफ़ करनाto cleanVerbA2
बंद करनाto close; to switch offVerbA2
ठीक करनाto repair; to put rightVerbA2
शादी करनाto marry; to get marriedVerbA2
Whom: से — उसने राज से शादी की.
प्यार करनाto loveVerbA2
Whom: से.
ख़र्च करनाto spend (money)VerbA2
जमा करनाto deposit; to collect; to hand inVerbA2
तैयारी करनाto prepareVerbA2
आराम करनाto restVerbA2
काम करनाto workVerbA2
माफ़ करनाto forgiveVerbA2
ऑर्डर करनाto orderVerbA2
मज़ाक़ करनाto joke; to teaseVerbA2
तारीफ़ करनाto praiseVerbA2
पता होनाto know (a fact)VerbA2
पता चलनाto find out; to come to knowVerbA2
पैदा होनाto be bornVerbA2
ज़रूरत होनाto needVerbA2
The one who needs takes को, what is needed की.
This list belongs to Basic words: numbers, time, verbs — 15 lists and 535 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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