-गा / -गी / -गे
Future Actions
The future adds -गा, -गी or -गे to a verb form that already shows the person: मैं जाऊँगा, वह आएगी.
How It Works
The future has two parts. First, add an ending for the person to the stem: -ऊँ for मैं, -ए for तू, यह and वह, -ओ for तुम, and -एँ for हम, आप, ये and वे. Then add -गा, -गी or -गे to show gender and number.
| Subject | Man or masculine | Woman or feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैं | जाऊँगा | जाऊँगी |
| तू, यह, वह | जाएगा | जाएगी |
| तुम | जाओगे | जाओगी |
| हम, आप, ये, वे | जाएँगे | जाएँगी |
The same endings work with every regular verb: बोलूँगा, बोलेगा, बोलोगे, बोलेंगे. After a consonant, -ए- and -एँ- are written as vowel signs, as in बोलेगा and बोलेंगे.
A few very common verbs are shorter: देना gives दूँगा, देगा, देंगे; लेना gives लूँगा, लेगा, लेंगे; होना gives होगा and होंगे.
Use the future for plans, promises and predictions: मैं कल फ़ोन करूँगा, कल बारिश होगी. For a fixed plan, Hindi also uses रहा है: मैं कल जा रहा हूँ. The future can also mark a guess about now, as in वह घर पर होगा (He must be at home); that use has its own entry.
Examples (5)
- मैं कल फ़ोन करूँगा।
I'll call tomorrow.
A man speaking: करूँ for मैं, then -गा.
- मीरा कल आएगी।
Meera will come tomorrow.
आए for वह, then -गी for a woman.
- तुम क्या खाओगी?
What will you eat?
Asking a female friend: खाओ for तुम, then -गी.
- क्या आप कल आएँगे?
Will you come tomorrow?
आएँ for आप, then -गे.
- हम अगले साल भारत जाएँगे।
We'll go to India next year.
हम takes जाएँगे.
Common Mistakes
Adding -गा straight to the stem.
मैं यह काम कल करगा।मैं यह काम कल करूँगा।Add the person ending first. For मैं, कर becomes करूँ before -गा.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Future forms add a person ending and an agreeing -गा to the stem.
- Finding a Verb Stem
Find the stem, since future endings attach directly to it.
Foundations - हूँ / है / हो / हैंBeing in the Present
Notice that the person endings echo हूँ, है, हो and हैं: जाऊँगा, जाएगा, जाओगे, जाएँगे.
Level 1 - बड़ा / बड़ी / बड़ेChanging Adjectives
Change -गा to -गी or -गे for gender and number, like an -आ adjective.
Level 1
Related Patterns
- तू / तुम / आपAddressing Someone
The way you say you decides the person ending.
Level 1 - Subjunctive -एWishes, Suggestions and Possibilities
The first part of the future is the subjunctive form: जाऊँ, जाए.
Level 3 - होगा for GuessingGuessing with होगा
होगा can also mark a guess about now.
Level 3 - रहा है / रही है / रहे हैंActions Happening Now
रहा है can also describe a fixed plan.
Level 1 - अभी / आज / कलTime Words
With a future verb, कल means tomorrow.
Level 1
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