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

