V-ना (To do)

The base 'to' form of a verb — 'to eat' (खाना), 'to go' (जाना), 'to do' (करना)

Example

खाना अच्छा है

Eating is good / To eat is good

The infinitive doubles as a noun — खाना means both "to eat" and "food/eating." This is how Hindi verbs are listed in dictionaries.

The infinitive changes form before postpositions: खाने में (in eating), जाने के बाद (after going). The -ना becomes -ने in the oblique case.

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For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'

For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'

For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'

For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'

For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'