Use of Was and Were in Hindi
| Was and Were = था , थी , थे . |
जब वाक्य के अंत में था / थी / थे रहे , तो वाक्य के कर्ता के अनुसार Was / Were का प्रयोग होता है .
Subject + was / were + Complement.
| Person |
Singular |
Plural |
| First Person |
I was ready.
मैं तैयार था . |
We were ready.
हमलोग तैयार थे . |
| Second Person |
You were ready.
आप तैयार थे . |
You were ready.
आपलोग तैयार थे . |
| Third Person |
He / She / It / Ram was ready.
वह / राम तैयार था . |
They / The boys were ready.
वे लोग / लड़कें तैयार थे . |
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :
| 1. हमलोग गरीब थे . |
We were poor. |
| 2. मैं उदास था . |
I was sad. |
| 3. तुम लाचार थे . |
You were helpless. |
| 4. राम थका था . |
Ram was tired. |
| 5. वह लम्बा था . |
He was tall. |
| 6. मैं खिलाडी था . |
I was a player. |
| 7. लड़कें खुश थे . |
The boys were happy. |
| 8. वे लोग अभियंता थे . |
They were engineers. |
Negative Sentences
Subject + was / were + not + Complement.
| 1. मैं गरीब नहीं था . |
I was not poor. |
| 2. मोहन दोषी नहीं था . |
Mohan was not guilty. |
| 3. वे लोग भिखारी नहीं थे . |
They were not beggars. |
| 4. तुम ईमानदार नहीं थे . |
You were not honest. |
| 5. तुम चालक नहीं थे . |
You were not a driver. |
| 6. लड़कें विद्यार्थी नहीं थे . |
The boys were not students. |
| 7. सीता डॉक्टर नहीं थी . |
Sita was not a doctor. |
| 8. बच्चे भूखे नहीं थे . |
The children were not hungry. |
Interogative Sentences
Was / Were + Subject + Complement ?
| 1. क्या मैं गरीब था ? |
Was I poor ? |
| 2. क्या वह सुन्दर थी ? |
Was she beautiful ? |
| 3. क्या वह डॉक्टर था ? |
Was he a doctor ? |
| 4. क्या लड़कें मेहनती थे ? |
Were the boys laborious ? |
| 5. क्या रमेश दोषी था ? |
Was Ramesh guilty ? |
| 6. क्या मैं नाविक था ? |
Was I a sailor ? |
| 7. क्या बच्चें खुश थे ? |
Were the children happy ? |
| 8. क्या वे लोग शिक्षक थे ? |
Were they teachers ? |
Negative Interogative Sentences
Was / Were + Subject + not + Complement ?
| 1. क्या मैं अमीर नहीं था ? |
Was I not rich ? |
| 2. क्या वह बहरा नहीं था ? |
Was he not deaf ? |
| 3. क्या सीता ईमानदार नहीं थी ? |
Was Sita not honest ? |
| 4. क्या बच्चे उदास नहीं थे ? |
Were the children not sad ? |
| 5. क्या तुम चालाक नहीं थे ? |
Were you not clever ? |
| 6. क्या मैं अभियंता नहीं था ? |
Was I not an engineer ? |
| 7. क्या वे लोग डॉक्टर नहीं थे ? |
Were they not doctors ? |
| 8. क्या राम लम्बा नहीं था ? |
Was Ram not tall ? |
Why / How / When Etc का प्रयोग
Why / How / When + was / were + Subject + ( not ) + Complement ?
| 1. मैं कैसे गरीब था ? |
How was I poor ? |
| 2. मैं क्यों तैयार नहीं था ? |
Why was I not ready ? |
| 3. वह कब दुखी था ? |
When was he sad ? |
| 4. बच्चे क्यों भूखे थे ? |
Why were the children hungry ? |
| 5. सीता क्यों परेशान थी ? |
Why was Sita anxious ? |
| 6. वे लोग क्यों चुप थे ? |
Why were they silent ? |
| 7. राम कैसे दयालु नहीं था ? |
How was Ram not kind ? |
| 8. तुम कब बीमार थे ? |
When were you ill ? |
Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi
| Was and Were = होता था , रहता था , लगता था . |
जब वाक्य के अंत में होता था / रहता था / लगता था रहे , तो वाक्य के कर्ता के अनुसार Was / Were का प्रयोग होता है .
अब Noun के बाद Was और Were के प्रयोग को देखिये :
Noun + was + Complement. ( For Singular )
Noun + were + Complement. ( For Plural )
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :
| 1. दूध मीठा होता था . |
Milk was sweet. |
| 2. कंप्यूटर महँगा होता था . |
Computer was expensive. |
| 3. आम मीठा लगता था . |
Mango was sweet. |
| 4. कोयला सस्ता होता था . |
Coal was cheap. |
| 5. पानी साफ होता था . |
Water was clean. |
| 6. छात्र आज्ञाकारी होते थे . |
Students were obedient. |
| 7. गरीब ईमानदार होते थे . |
The poor were honest. |
| 8. साधु दयालु होते थे . |
Saints were kind. |
| 9. बच्चे सीधे होते थे . |
Children were gentle. |
| 10. भारतीय किसान मेहनती होते थे . |
Indian farmers were laborious. |
( milk , water , coal etc . Material Nouns हैं . अत: इनके पहले ‘ the ‘ का प्रयोग नहीं होगा . )
Negative Sentences
Noun + was + not + Complement. ( For Singular )
Noun + were + not + Complement. ( For Plural )
| 1. दूध मीठा नहीं होता था . |
Milk was not sweet. |
| 2. कंप्यूटर महँगा नही होता था . |
Computer was not expensive. |
| 3. आम मीठा नही लगता था . |
Mango was not sweet. |
| 4. कोयला सस्ता नही होता था . |
Coal was not cheap. |
| 5. पानी साफ नही होता था . |
Water was not clean. |
| 6. छात्र आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे . |
Students were not obedient. |
| 7. गरीब ईमानदार नही होते थे . |
The poor were not honest. |
| 8. साधु दयालु नही होते थे . |
Saints were not kind. |
| 9. बच्चे सीधे नही होते थे . |
Children were not gentle. |
| 10. भारतीय किसान मेहनती नही होते थे . |
Indian farmers were not laborious. |
Interogative Sentences
Was + Noun + Complement ? ( For Singular )
Were + Noun + Complement ? ( For Plural )
| 1. क्या दूध मीठा होता था ? |
Was milk sweet ? |
| 2. क्या कंप्यूटर महँगा होता था ? |
Was computer expensive ? |
| 3. क्या आम मीठा लगता था ? |
Was mango sweet ? |
| 4. क्या कोयला सस्ता होता था ? |
Was coal cheap ? |
| 5. क्या पानी साफ होता था ? |
Was water clean ? |
| 6. क्या छात्र आज्ञाकारी होते थे ? |
Were students obedient ? |
| 7. क्या गरीब ईमानदार होते थे ? |
Were the poor honest ? |
| 8. क्या साधु दयालु होते थे ? |
Were saints kind ? |
| 9. क्या बच्चे सीधे होते थे ? |
Were children gentle ? |
| 10. क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती होते थे ? |
Were Indian farmers laborious ? |
Negative Interogative Sentences
Was + Noun + not + Complement ? ( For Singular )
Were + Noun + not + Complement ? ( For Plural )
| 1. क्या दूध मीठा नहीं होता था ? |
Was milk not sweet ? |
| 2. क्या कंप्यूटर महँगा नही होता था ? |
Was computer not expensive ? |
| 3. क्या आम मीठा नही लगता था ? |
Was mango not sweet ? |
| 4. क्या कोयला सस्ता नही होता था ? |
Was coal not cheap ? |
| 5. क्या पानी साफ नही होता था ? |
Was water not clean ? |
| 6. क्या छात्र आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे ? |
Were students not obedient ? |
| 7. क्या गरीब ईमानदार नही होते थे ? |
Were the poor not honest ? |
| 8. क्या साधु दयालु नही होते थे ? |
Were saints not kind ? |
| 9. क्या बच्चे सीधे नही होते थे ? |
Were children not gentle ? |
| 10. क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती नही होते थे ? |
Were Indian farmers not laborious ? |
Why / How / When Etc का प्रयोग
Why / How + was + Noun + ( not ) + Complement ?
( For Singular )
Why / How + were + Noun + ( not ) + Complement ?
( For Plural )
| 1. दूध क्यों मीठा होता था ? |
Why was milk sweet ? |
| 2. कंप्यूटर कैसे महँगा होता था ? |
How was computer expensive ? |
| 3. आम क्यों मीठा लगता था ? |
Why was mango sweet ? |
| 4. कोयला कैसे सस्ता होता था ? |
How was coal cheap ? |
| 5. पानी क्यों साफ होता था ? |
Why was water clean ? |
| 6. छात्र क्यों आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे ? |
Why were students not obedient ? |
| 7. गरीब कैसे ईमानदार नही होते थे ? |
How were the poor not honest ? |
| 8. साधु क्यों दयालु नही होते थे ? |
Why were saints not kind ? |
| 9. बच्चे कैसे सीधे नही होते थे ? |
How were children not
gentle ? |
| 10. भारतीय किसान क्यों मेहनती नही होते थे ? |
Why were Indian farmers not laborious ? |
Use of Was / Were with About in Hindi
ऐसे वाक्यों के भाव से स्पष्ट होता है कि कोई कार्य भूतकाल में अतिशीघ्र शुरू होने वाला था .
ऐसे भावों को Past Tense में व्यक्त करने के लिए Am / Is / Are के बदले
Was / Were का प्रयोग करें .
Subject + was / were + about + Infinitive.
| Person |
Singular |
Plural |
| First Person |
I was about to read.
मैं पढ़ने ही वाला था . |
We were about to read.
हमलोग पढ़ने ही वाले थे . |
| Second Person |
You were about to read.
आप पढ़ने ही वाले थे . |
You were about to read.
आपलोग पढ़ने ही वाले थे . |
| Third Person |
He / She / It / Ram was about to read.
वह / राम पढ़ने ही वाला था . |
They / The boys were about to read.
वे लोग / लड़कें पढ़ने ही वाले थे. |
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :
| 1. मैं जाने ही वाला था . |
I was about to go. |
| 2. वह रोने ही वाला था . |
He was about to weep. |
| 3. राम उसको पीटने ही वाला था . |
Ram was about to beat him. |
| 4. बच्चें हँसने ही वाले थे . |
The children were about to laugh. |
| 5. मैं जाने ही वाला नहीं था . |
I was not about to go. |
| 6. वह रोने ही वाला नहीं था . |
He was not about to weep. |
| 7. क्या मैं जाने ही वाला था ? |
Was I about to go ? |
| 8. क्या वह रोने ही वाला था ? |
Was he about to weep ? |
| 9. क्या राम उसको पीटने ही वाला नहीं था ? |
Was Ram not about to beat him ? |
| 10. क्या बच्चें हँसने ही वाले नहीं थे ? |
Were the children not about to laugh ? |
| 11. मैं कब जाने ही वाला था ? |
When was I about to go ? |
| 12. वह क्यों रोने ही वाला था ? |
Why was he about to weep ? |
| 13. राम कैसे उसको पीटने ही वाला नहीं था ? |
How was Ram not about to beat him ? |
| 14. बच्चें कैसे हँसने ही वाले नहीं थे ? |
How were the children not about to laugh ? |