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