Expressing Hypothetical Scenarios: ‘Jaise’ in Hindi & English

वह ऐसे चलता है जैसे राजा हो।
तुम ऐसे गाते हो जैसे पेशेवर गायक हो।
वह ऐसे पढ़ाता है जैसे प्रोफेसर हो।

Learn how to express hypothetical or imaginary situations using “जैसे” (as if) constructions in both Hindi and English. This guide provides practical examples for clear communication of unreal scenarios.

Grammar Rules & Structure

• Hindi Structure: [Subject] + ऐसे + [Verb] + जैसे + [Hypothetical Scenario]
• English Structure: [Subject] + [Verb] + as if + [Subject] + were + [Object/Complement]
• Used to describe behavior that suggests an unreal situation
• Follows subjunctive mood in English (“were” instead of “was”)

Natural Sentence Examples (Hindi & English)

No.	Hindi Sentence	English Translation
1	वह ऐसे बोलता है जैसे मेरा दोस्त हो	He speaks as if he were my friend
2	सीता ऐसे व्यवहार करती है मानो मेरी माँ हो	Sita behaves as if she were my mother
3	वे लोग ऐसे खेलते हैं जैसे खिलाड़ी हो	They play as if they were players
4	तुमलोग ऐसे रोते हो जैसे लड़की हो	You cry as if you were a girl
5	वह ऐसे चलता है जैसे राजा हो	He walks as if he were a king
6	तुम ऐसे गाते हो जैसे पेशेवर गायक हो	You sing as if you were a professional singer
7	वह ऐसे पढ़ाता है जैसे प्रोफेसर हो	He teaches as if he were a professor
8	वह ऐसे लिखता है जैसे लेखक हो	He writes as if he were a writer
9	तुम ऐसे बोलते हो जैसे तुम्हें सब पता हो	You talk as if you knew everything
10	वह ऐसे फैसला लेता है जैसे मालिक हो	He decides as if he were the owner
11	वे ऐसे खाते हैं जैसे भूखे न हो	They eat as if they weren’t hungry
12	तुम ऐसे देखते हो जैसे कुछ देख रहे हो	You look as if you were seeing something
13	वह ऐसे सोता है जैसे दिनभर काम किया हो	He sleeps as if he had worked all day
14	तुम ऐसे हँसते हो जैसे मजाक सुन रहे हो	You laugh as if you were hearing a joke
15	वह ऐसे डरता है जैसे भूत देख लिया हो	He gets scared as if he had seen a ghost

5 Hindi Practice Sentences

1. वह ऐसे डांस करती है जैसे डांसर हो।
2. तुम ऐसे पैसे खर्च करते हो जैसे अमीर हो।
3. वह ऐसे काम करता है जैसे मजदूर हो।
4. तुम ऐसे बैठते हो जैसे बॉस हो।
5. वह ऐसे फोन करता है जैसे दोस्त हो।