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 ? |
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