Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

3. MORPHOLOGY

They are followed by appropriate forms of the auxiliary verb haonaa
hona:. Present and past habitual forms are used to express habitual
actions or the state of affairs viewed from the perspective of the
present and the past respectively.

Present-habitual

1. maOM Gar raoja, Aata/ AatI hUÐM.
   m ́~ ghar roz a:ta:/a:ti: hũ:.
   I home daily come-ptc-ms/-fs be
   I come home daily.


2. hma Gar raoja, Aato / AatI hOM.
   ham ghar roz a:te/a:ti: h ́~.
   we home daily come-ptc-mp/-fp be
   We come home daily.


3. tU Gar raoja, jaata/ jaatI hO.
   tu: ghar roz ja:ta:/ja:ti: h ́.
   you home daily go-ptc-ms/go-fs be
   You go home daily.


4. tuma Gar raoja, jaato/ jaatI hao.
   tum ghar roz ja:te/ja:ti: ho.
   you home daily go-ptc-mp/go-fs be
   You go home daily.


5. Aap Gar raoja, jaato/ jaatI hOM.
   a:p ghar roz ja:te/ja:ti: h ́~.
   you home daily go-m/go-f be
   You go home daily.


6. yah/ vah Sahr jaata/ jaatI hO.
   yah/vah šahar ja:ta:/ja:ti: h ́.
   (s)he city go-ptc-ms/go-fs be
   He/she goes to the city.


7. vao Sahr jaato/ jaatI hOM.
   ve šahar ja:te/ja:ti: h ́~.
   they city go-ptc-mp/go-f be
   He/she/they goes/goes/go to the city.