Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she catches fire |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she is catching fire |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she caught fire |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she used to catch fire |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| वहhe/she will catch fire |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- वह (that) he/she catch fire
How to use आग लगना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गर्मियों में सूखी घास में जल्दी आग लगती है.
In summer dry grass catches fire quickly.
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Continuous
देखो, उस गोदाम में आग लग रही है!
Look, that warehouse is catching fire!
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Past
कल रात बाज़ार की एक दुकान में आग लगी.
Last night a shop in the market caught fire.
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Imperfect
पहले दीवाली पर पटाखों से कई घरों में आग लगती थी.
Fires from crackers used to break out in many houses on Diwali.
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Future
तार ऐसे छोड़ोगे तो एक दिन आग लगेगी.
If you leave the wires like this, one day there'll be a fire.
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Subjunctive
गैस बंद करो, कहीं आग न लगे.
Turn off the gas, in case it catches fire.
Good to know
- What catches fire takes में: घर में आग लगी; आग is feminine, so the verb is always feminine; आग लगाना is to set fire.