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HINDI VERB

बंद करना

to close, to shut, to switch off

  • #60 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI close
तुमyou close
आपyou close (politely)
वहhe/she closes
हमwe close
वेthey close

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am closing
तुमyou are closing
आपyou are closing (politely)
वहhe/she is closing
हमwe are closing
वेthey are closing

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI closed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou closed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou closed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she closed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe closed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey closed (agrees with the object)

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to close
तुमyou used to close
आपyou used to close (politely)
वहhe/she used to close
हमwe used to close
वेthey used to close

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will close
तुमyou will close
आपyou will close (politely)
वहhe/she will close
हमwe will close
वेthey will close

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I close
  2. तुम (that) you close
  3. आप (that) you close (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she close
  5. हम (that) we close
  6. वे (that) they close

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू close! (intimate)
  2. तुम close! (to a friend)
  3. आप close! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) close! (very politely)

How to use बंद करना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    हम रात को दस बजे दुकान बंद करते हैं.

    We close the shop at ten at night.

  2. Continuous

    रुको, मैं पंखा बंद कर रहा हूँ.

    Wait, I'm switching the fan off.

  3. Past

    मैंने निकलने से पहले गैस और बत्ती बंद की.

    Before leaving I turned off the gas and the light.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले गुप्ता जी इतवार को दुकान बंद करते थे.

    Gupta ji used to close the shop on Sundays.

  5. Future

    मैं फ़ोन बंद करूँगी और सिर्फ़ पढ़ूँगी.

    I'll switch my phone off and only study.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं खिड़की बंद करूँ? हवा ठंडी है.

    Shall I close the window? The breeze is cold.

  7. Requests and commands

    जाते-जाते दरवाज़ा बंद कीजिए, मच्छर आ जाते हैं.

    Close the door on your way out, the mosquitoes get in.

Good to know

  • बंद करना is one verb for closing a door or a shop, switching off a light or a fan, and stopping a habit: सिगरेट बंद करो; the thing itself बंद होता है: दुकान बंद है.
  • The opposite is खोलना for doors and shops, and चलाना or ऑन करना for fans and lights.

Where you hear बंद करना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • हम दुकान दस बजे बंद करते हैं. We close the shop at ten.
  • मैंने कैमरा बंद किया. I switched the camera off.
  • मैं पिछला दरवाज़ा बंद करूँगा. I'll shut the back door.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).