Verbs (The Heart of a Sentence)
क्रिया

Action, State, and Possession words.

Definition: A Verb is a word that shows an action (doing something) or a state of being (existence). Every sentence must have a verb.
(क्रिया वह शब्द है जो किसी कार्य के होने या किसी अवस्था को दर्शाता है। यह वाक्य का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण भाग है।)

1. Action Verbs (कार्य करना)

These show physical or mental actions.

Verb Sentence Hindi Meaning
Play Children play. बच्चे खेलते हैं।
Sleep He sleeps. वह सोता है।
Think I think. मैं सोचता हूँ। (Mental action)

2. State of Being (होना - Is/Am/Are)

These verbs do not show action, but tell us who or what the subject is.

Verb Sentence Hindi Meaning
Is He is a doctor. वह एक डॉक्टर है
Am I am happy. मैं खुश हूँ
Was She was sad. वह दुखी थी

3. Possession Verbs (पास होना - Has/Have)

These show ownership or possession.

Verb Sentence Hindi Meaning
Have I have a car. मेरे पास एक कार है
Has She has a pen. उसके पास एक पेन है
Had They had money. उनके पास पैसे थे

Main Verb vs. Helping Verb

Sometimes a sentence has two verbs.

Sentence Helping Verb (Auxiliary) Main Verb (Action)
He is playing. Is Playing
I have eaten. Have Eaten