जाते थे

used to go, used to

→ जाना
phrase Uncommon #5,089
used to go Used for a repeated or customary action in the past. This form is used with masculine plural subjects, and also with mixed-gender groups.
HI: हम हर रविवार पार्क जाते थे।
EN: We used to go to the park every Sunday.

अक्सर जाते थे हम दुबई।

We used to go to Dubai often.

— Black Friday (2004)

हम सब तो कॉलेज सिर्फ डिग्री पाने के लिए जाते थे।

We all went to college just to get a degree.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

पीटर और मैं अक्सर सिनेमा जाते थे.

Peter and I used to go to the cinema often.

वह कभी-कभी मछली पकड़ने इनर बे जाते थे, लेकिन तभी जब मौसम बिल्कुल सही हो।

He would sometimes go fishing in the inner bay, but only when the weather was just right.

तुम लोग कहाँ जाते थे?

Where did you guys used to go?

— Pagglait (2021)

पीछे की सीढ़ियों से आते-जाते थे आप।

You used to come and go via the back stairs.

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

कहाँ-कहाँ जाते थे?

Where all did you used to go?

— Pagglait (2021)

रोज़ उससे मिलने जाते थे ना।

You used to go meet him every day, didn’t you?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

phrase Rare #8,477
used to Follows a verb to describe a past habit or something that regularly happened. The exact English translation depends on the verb before it.
HI: वे रोज़ छह बजे घर आ जाते थे।
EN: They used to come home at six every day.

और हम लोग सुकून से सो जाते थे।

And we used to sleep peacefully.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

वह ठीक छह बजे घर पहुँच जाते थे।

He used to get home at exactly six o’clock.

— Soni (2019)

मजबूत लोग चुन लिए जाते थे।

Strong people were selected.

— Dunki (2023)

कभी-कभी तीन साल भी लग जाते थे।

Sometimes it would even take three years.