← Grammar
⏯ Present Continuous
"I am eating", "she is going" - using raha/rahi/rahe.
Verb stem + raha + hoon/hai/hain
To say something is happening right now, use the verb stem (infinitive minus -na) + raha/rahi/rahe + the appropriate form of hona.
میں کھا رہا ہوں
Main kha raha hoonI am eating (m)میں کھا رہی ہوں
Main kha rahi hoonI am eating (f)وہ جا رہا ہے
Woh ja raha haiHe is goingوہ جا رہی ہے
Woh ja rahi haiShe is goingہم سن رہے ہیں
Hum sun rahe hainWe are listeningraha agrees with subject
raha (m sg), rahi (f sg/pl), rahe (m pl). Agrees in gender + number with the speaker/subject.