ता, ती, ते — the verb copies the subject

One ending for masculine, one for feminine, one for plural or respect.

The question

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The trick

Take the verb root and add for a masculine subject, for feminine, for plural or for . The verb simply copies whoever is doing the action.

Worked example

1— masculine singular
2— feminine singular
3— plural
4— respectful, always plural form

So: — the subject is feminine

Remember it like this

for a boy, for a girl, for many or for respect. Exactly the same /pattern as noun gender — it is one rule, appearing twice.

In the exam

always takes the plural verb even when you are speaking to one person. Using with is grammatically wrong and, worse, sounds rude — so it costs marks in both grammar and letter-writing questions.

Why it works

Hindi verbs agree with their subject in gender and number, the way adjectives do. Once you accept that the verb is really behaving like an adjective, the endings stop feeling arbitrary.

Explain this to my childGet the words to teach it, in your language

Try it yourself

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1
वह लड़की ___ है (जाता/जाती)
2
आप कहाँ ___ हैं (जाता/जाते)
3
वे लड़के ___ हैं (जाता/जाते)