होना क्रिया (वर्तमान)

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Present tense of होना (to be): हूँ, है, हैं, हो

I can conjugate होना in present tense and form negative sentences

Present tense of होना (to be): हूँ, है, हैं, हो

Examples

मैं अध्यापक हूँ। — I am a teacher.
वह खुश है। — He/She is happy.
तुम कहाँ हो? — Where are you? (informal)
हम तैयार नहीं हैं। — We are not ready.

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Verb होना (Present)

Present tense of होना: हूँ, है, हो, हैं

Learning Goal

I can conjugate होना and form negative sentences

Exam Skills:बोलनालिखना

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

मैं अध्यापक हूँ।

I am a teacher.

वह खुश है।

He/She is happy.

तुम कहाँ हो?

Where are you? (informal)

हम तैयार नहीं हैं।

We are not ready.

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

होना — To Be

होना is Hindi's most important verb. Present tense forms:

Pronoun	Form	Example
मैं	हूँ	मैं छात्र हूँ। (I am a student.)
तू	है	तू अच्छा है। (You're good.)
यह/वह	है	वह डॉक्टर है। (He/She is a doctor.)
तुम	हो	तुम कहाँ हो? (Where are you?)
हम/आप/ये/वे	हैं	हम तैयार हैं। (We are ready.)

Negation: Add नहीं before होना: मैं छात्र नहीं हूँ। (I am not a student.)

Note: होना is used for identity, location, and as an auxiliary in other tenses.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Using है for all persons instead of matching the pronoun (हूँ/हो/हैं). 🇬🇧 English: English 'am/is/are' maps to हूँ/है/हो/हैं — but Hindi has 4 forms vs English's 3. 🇩🇪 German: German bin/bist/ist/sind/seid maps similarly. Note: तुम हो has no exact German parallel (du bist is closer to तू है).

Common Error Patterns

Wrong form of होना for the subject

मैं→हूँ, तू/यह/वह→है, तुम→हो, हम/आप/ये/वे→हैं

Omitting होना (influence from Russian/pro-drop)

Hindi never drops होना in present: मैं छात्र हूँ (not मैं छात्र)

मैं अध्यापक हूँ।

I am a teacher.

मैं always pairs with हूँ.

वह खुश है।

He/She is happy.

3rd person singular यह/वह takes है.

तुम कहाँ हो?

Where are you? (informal)

तुम takes the unique form हो.

हम तैयार नहीं हैं।

We are not ready.

Negation: नहीं before हैं. हम/आप/वे all use हैं.

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Frequently asked questions

When is होना क्रिया (वर्तमान) used?: Negation: Add नहीं before होना: मैं छात्र नहीं हूँ। (I am not a student.)
How is होना क्रिया (वर्तमान) formed?: Note: होना is used for identity, location, and as an auxiliary in other tenses.
What are common mistakes with होना क्रिया (वर्तमान)?: Using है for all persons instead of matching the pronoun (हूँ/हो/हैं). 🇬🇧 English: English 'am/is/are' maps to हूँ/है/हो/हैं — but Hindi has 4 forms vs English's 3. 🇩🇪 German: German bin/bist/ist/sind/seid maps similarly. Note: तुम हो has no exact German parallel (du bist is closer to तू है). 🇷🇺 Russian: Russian drops 'to be' in present tense — Hindi never drops it: 'Я студент' but 'मैं छात्र हूँ'.

Pronoun

Form

Example

मैं

हूँ

मैं छात्र हूँ। (I am a student.)

तू

है

तू अच्छा है। (You're good.)

यह/वह

है

वह डॉक्टर है। (He/She is a doctor.)

तुम

हो

तुम कहाँ हो? (Where are you?)

हम/आप/ये/वे

हैं

हम तैयार हैं। (We are ready.)

Frequently asked questions

When is होना क्रिया (वर्तमान) used?

Negation: Add नहीं before होना: मैं छात्र नहीं हूँ। (I am not a student.)

How is होना क्रिया (वर्तमान) formed?

Note: होना is used for identity, location, and as an auxiliary in other tenses.

What are common mistakes with होना क्रिया (वर्तमान)?

Using है for all persons instead of matching the pronoun (हूँ/हो/हैं). 🇬🇧 English: English 'am/is/are' maps to हूँ/है/हो/हैं — but Hindi has 4 forms vs English's 3. 🇩🇪 German: German bin/bist/ist/sind/seid maps similarly. Note: तुम हो has no exact German parallel (du bist is closer to तू है). 🇷🇺 Russian: Russian drops 'to be' in present tense — Hindi never drops it: 'Я студент' but 'मैं छात्र हूँ'.