Common verbs in Hindi

These are the most commonly used verbs

These are the most commonly used verbs.

* VI=Intransitive & VT=Transitive will take ने in perfective tense.

  1. हँसना hasnaa (VI) to laugh ==== हँसाना hasaanaa (VT) to make X laugh
  2. रोना ronaa (VI) to cry ====रुलाना rulaanaa (VT) to make X cry
  3. फुटबॉल खेलना football khelnaa (VT) To play (only sports)
  4. गाना बजना gaanaa bajnaa (VI) Song playing ====गाना बजाना gaanaa bajaanaa (VT) To start a song (instrument)
  5. कपड़े पहनना kapDe pehannaa (VI) to wear clothes ==== कपड़े पहनाना  kapDe pehnaanaaa (VT) .to make somebody wear clothes
  6. खाना खाना khaanaa khaanaa (VT) to eat food ==== खाना खिलाना khaanaa khilaanaa (VT) To feed/serve food
  7. नहाना nahaanaa (VI) to bath ==== नहलाना nehlaanaa (VT) to make X bath
  8. खुलना khulnaa to open (VI) ==== खोलना kholnaa (VT) to open X
  9. पीना peenaa to drink (VI) ==== पिलाना pilaanaa (VT) to make X drink
  10. देना denaa (VT) to give to X
  11. दौड़ना  dauRnaa (VI) to run
  12. बात करना baat karnaa (VT) to talk
  13. सिगरेट पीना cigarette peenaa (VT) To smoke
  14. शराब पीना shaaraab peenaa (VT) To drink alcohol
  15. साफ़ करना  saaf karnaa (VT) To clean
  16. देखना dekhnaa (VT) to see/watch ==== दिखाना dikhaanaa (VT) to show
  17. भागना bhaagnaa (VI) – to run away
  18. लिखना likhnaa (VT) to write
  19. पढ़ना paDhnaa (VT) to study, read ==== पढ़ाना paDhaanaa (VT) To teach
  20. सोचना sochnaa (VT) to think
  21. चलना chalnaa (VI) to move/play ====रेडियो चलाना Radio chalaanaa (VT) to turn on Radio
  22. बनना bannaa (VI) to become ====  बनाना banaanaa (VT). to make
  23. नाचना naachnaa (VI) to dance
  24. बंद करना band karnaa (VT) to stop
  25. ख़रीदारी करना khareedaari karnaa (VT) shopping
  26. बेचना  bechnaa (VT) To sell to X
  27. X से कहना X se kehnaa (VT) To tell X
  28. घूमना ghoomnaa (VI) to visit ==== घुमाना ghumaanaa (VT) to walk X
  29. उड़ना UDnaa (VI) to fly ==== उड़ाना Udaanaa (VT) to fly X
  30. समझना samajhnaa VT/VI to understand ==== समझाना samajhaanaa (VT) to make X understand
  31. सोना sonaa (VI) to sleep ==== सुलाना sulaanaa (VT) to make X sleep
  32. उठना Uthnaa (VI) to wake up ==== उठाना Uthaanaa (VT) . to make X wake up
  33. सुनना Sunnaa (VT) to listen/hear ====सुनाना sunaanaa (VT) telling story
  34. X को बताना  X ko bataanaa (VT) to tell X
  35. X से बोलना X se bolnaa vi/vt to speak X
  36. X से मिलना X se milnaa (VI) to meet X/see X
  37. X को y मिलना  X ko y milnaa (VI) X get/find Y==== मिलाना milaanaa (VT) to mix
  38. लाना laanaa (VI) to bring
  39. लेना lenaa (VT) to take
  40. खरीदना khareednaa (VT) to buy
  41. बैठना baithnaa (VI) To sit ====बिठाना bithaanaa (VT) to make X sit
  42. जगना jagnaa (VI) to wake up ==== जगाना jagaanaa (VT) to make X wake up
  43. सफ़ाई करना safaai karnaa (VT) to clean
  44. पढ़ाई करना padhaai karnaa (VT) to study
  45. डाँटना daantnaa (VT) to scold
  46. ढूँढना Dhoondhnaa (VT) to look for/search
  47. जाना jaanaa (VI) to go
  48. शुरू होना shuru honaa (VI) to start (automatically/not your control)
  49. शुरू करना shuru karnaa (VT) to start (you start it)
  50. आना aanaa (VI) to come
  51. पूछना poochnaa (VT) to ask (only for the question)
  52. माँगना maangnaa (VT) to ask (for things)
  53. मरना– marnaa (VI) to die ==== मारना maarnaa (VT) to kill X/hit X

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