होणे / झाले
Becoming and Happening
The past stem changes: होणे becomes झाला, झाली and झाले.
How It Works
| Person or thing | Past of होणे |
|---|---|
| मी (man) | झालो |
| मी (woman) | झाले |
| तू (man / woman) | झालास / झालीस |
| तो / ती | झाला / झाली |
| neuter | झाले |
| more than one | झाले / झाल्या / झाली |
होणे has two main uses. It means to become: ती डॉक्टर झाली (she became a doctor). It also means to happen: बैठक झाली (the meeting happened).
Many everyday phrases use it: उशीर झाला (it got late), काम झाले (the work is done), आनंद झाला (I became happy).
The question काय झाले? means what happened? The verb is in the neuter, the form used with काय.
The present form tells what always happens or what a sum makes: दोन आणि दोन चार होतात (two and two make four). The past tells about an event such as rain: आज पाऊस झाला (it rained today).
Examples (5)
- उशीर झाला.
It got late.
झाला matches the masculine noun उशीर.
- ती डॉक्टर झाली.
She became a doctor.
झाली matches ती.
- तुझे काम झाले का?
Is your work done?
झाले matches the neuter noun काम.
- आज दोन वाजता बैठक झाली.
The meeting took place at two o'clock today.
झाली matches the feminine noun बैठक.
- मुलांना खूप आनंद झाला.
The children were very happy.
झाला matches the masculine noun आनंद.
Common Mistakes
Using the man's form for a woman.
ती डॉक्टर झाला.ती डॉक्टर झाली.ती is a woman, so the form is झाली.
Using the feminine form for a neuter noun.
काम झाली.काम झाले.काम is neuter, so the form is झाले.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To become and happened use the past of to be.
Related Patterns
- सुरू करणे / सुरू होणेVerbs Made with करणे and होणे
होणे also forms verbs with a noun or an adjective.
Level 2 - गेला / केला / घेतला / खाल्लाCommon Irregular Past Forms
These are other irregular past forms.
Level 2 - आला / आली / आलेCompleted Intransitive Actions
These are the past forms of a verb with no object.
Level 2 - -ले नाहीSaying What Did Not Happen
Add नाही to say it did not happen.
Level 2
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