How is क्रिया से संज्ञा formed?

An infinitive can be possessed: खाने का समय - time to eat; सोने की जगह - a place to sleep. The का agrees with the following noun, not with the verb. A bare infinitive gives a general instruction, common on signs and in notes: यहाँ न थूकना - do not spit here; कल ज़रूर आना - do come tomorrow.

What are common mistakes with क्रिया से संज्ञा?

Leaving the infinitive in its direct form before a postposition. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: the infinitive-as-subject transfers, but the Russian infinitive never declines, so chalne se and sone ka samay have to be built consciously.

क्रिया से संज्ञा: rules, examples & exercises | Hindi Grammar B1

क्रिया से संज्ञा

B1 — वाक्य रचना

चलना अच्छा है — क्रिया जब कर्ता बन जाती है

I can make a verb the subject of a sentence

चलना अच्छा है — क्रिया जब कर्ता बन जाती है

Examples

— Smoking is prohibited here.
— It's time to sleep now.
— Close the door.

वाक्य रचनाB1

The Infinitive as a Noun

Using the -na form as a full noun

Learning Goal

I can make a verb the subject of a sentence

Exam Skills:बोलनालिखना

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Smoking is prohibited here.

It's time to sleep now.

Close the door.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

The -ना form is a masculine noun

चलना अच्छा है। - Walking is good.
हिंदी सीखना मुश्किल नहीं है। - Learning Hindi is not difficult.
सिगरेट पीना मना है। - Smoking is prohibited.

It behaves like any masculine -आ noun: it agrees, and it goes oblique before a postposition - चलने से, पढ़ने के लिए, सोने का समय.

का with an infinitive

An infinitive can be possessed: खाने का समय - time to eat; सोने की जगह - a place to sleep. The का agrees with the following noun, not with the verb.

Infinitive as a mild command

A bare infinitive gives a general instruction, common on signs and in notes: यहाँ न थूकना - do not spit here; कल ज़रूर आना - do come tomorrow.

Apply this grammar in B1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Leaving the infinitive in its direct form before a postposition.

Common Error Patterns

Direct infinitive before a postposition

chalne se, never chalna se.

ka agreeing with the verb rather than the following noun

sone ki jagah: ki follows jagah, which is feminine.

Smoking is prohibited here.

Infinitive as subject, exactly as in Russian.

It's time to sleep now.

Oblique infinitive with ka; Russian switches to a verbal noun here.

Close the door.

A bare infinitive as a standing instruction, like a Russian sign.

Practice in course

Apply this grammar in B1 course exercises

B1 Course

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Frequently asked questions

When is क्रिया से संज्ञा used?: It behaves like any masculine -आ noun: it agrees, and it goes oblique before a postposition - चलने से, पढ़ने के लिए, सोने का समय.
How is क्रिया से संज्ञा formed?: An infinitive can be possessed: खाने का समय - time to eat; सोने की जगह - a place to sleep. The का agrees with the following noun, not with the verb. A bare infinitive gives a general instruction, common on signs and in notes: यहाँ न थूकना - do not spit here; कल ज़रूर आना - do come tomorrow.
What are common mistakes with क्रिया से संज्ञा?: Leaving the infinitive in its direct form before a postposition. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: the infinitive-as-subject transfers, but the Russian infinitive never declines, so chalne se and sone ka samay have to be built consciously.

Sources

हिन्दी व्याकरण — काशी नागरी प्रचारिणी सभा, 1920
Kamta Prasad Guru's grammar, the standard prescriptive reference for Hindi morphology and syntax.
Hindi (London Oriental and African Language Library 12) — John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006
Yamuna Kachru's reference grammar; the descriptive account relied on for aspect, valency and clause structure.