Hindi/Indepth on Verbs

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Verbs in Hindi end with naa (ना) ; e.g., kehnaa (कहना) -to say, khaanaa (खाना) -to eat, sonaa (सोना) -to sleep. This form is called the infinitive and is used in phrases like "I like to ..." and "I want to ...".

In Hindi, verbs are used with a form of hona (होना) meaning "to be" in the most common tenses.

Main (First person singular) hoon. मैं हूँ

Aap (Formal second person) hain. आप हैं

Tum (Semi-formal second person) ho. तुम हो

Tu (Informal second person) hai. तू है

Hum (First person plural singular) hain. हम हैं

Woh (Third person) hai. वह हैं or वह है depending on politeness and respect.

[edit] For people who speak English and want to learn Hindi, the easiest verb phrase is (English verb) karna hai

FORMULA: PRONOUN + (ENGLISH VERB/GERUND) + karna hai

Object pronouns:

Mujhe: Me

Aapko: You (Formal)

Tumko: You (Semi-formal)

Tujhe: You (Informal)

Humein: We or Me

Usse: He or She

Unnein: They

[edit] Like phrases

Replace ... with a verb in the infinitive form or a noun.

Mujhe ... pasand hai. I like ...

Aapko ... pasand hai. You (formal) like...

Tumhe ... pasand hai. You (semi-formal) like...

Tujhe ... pasand hai. You (informal) like...

Humein ...pasand hai. We (sometimes I) like...

Usse ... pasand hai. He/She likes...

Unnein... pasand hai. They like...