मैं काउंटर की तरफ जा रही हूँ।

I

Breakdown of मैं काउंटर की तरफ जा रही हूँ।

• होना: to be
• जाना: to go
• रहना: to stay

Questions & Answers about मैं काउंटर की तरफ जा रही हूँ।

Why is it जा रही हूँ and not जा रहा हूँ?

Because the speaker is female.

In Hindi, the participle in the present progressive changes for gender:

• मैं जा रहा हूँ = I am going. (said by a man)
• मैं जा रही हूँ = I am going. (said by a woman)

So रही shows feminine singular, while रहा would be masculine singular.

What does जा रही हूँ mean exactly?

जा रही हूँ is the present progressive form of जाना (to go).

It breaks down like this:

• जा = go
• रही = progressive participle, feminine singular
• हूँ = am

So literally it is something like:

• I am going

This is very close to the English present continuous.

What is the job of हूँ here?

हूँ is the first-person singular present form of होना (to be).

It matches मैं (I):

• मैं ... हूँ = I am ...

In a progressive sentence, Hindi normally uses:

• main verb stem