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HINDI VERB

बेलना

to roll out (dough)

  • #389 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 roll out
तुमyou roll out
आपyou roll out (politely)
वहhe/she rolls out
हमwe roll out
वेthey roll out

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI rolled out (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou rolled out (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou rolled out (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she rolled out (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe rolled out (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey rolled out (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 roll out
तुमyou used to roll out
आपyou used to roll out (politely)
वहhe/she used to roll out
हमwe used to roll out
वेthey used to roll out

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बेलना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी बहुत गोल रोटी बेलते हैं.

    Papa ji rolls out very round rotis.

  2. Continuous

    मैं पूड़ियाँ बेल रही हूँ, तुम तलो.

    I'm rolling out the puris, you fry them.

  3. Past

    रोहन ने पहली रोटी नक्शे जैसी बेली.

    Rohan rolled his first roti out like a map.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी एक मिनट में तीन रोटियाँ बेलती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to roll out three rotis a minute.

  5. Future

    मैं रोटी बेलूँगा, तुम सेंको.

    I'll roll out the rotis, you cook them.

  6. Subjunctive

    रोटी थोड़ी मोटी बेलूँ या पतली?

    Shall I roll the roti a bit thick or thin?

  7. Requests and commands

    रोटी पतली बेलो, नहीं तो कच्ची रहेगी.

    Roll the roti thin, or it'll stay raw.

Good to know

  • रोटी बेलना is to roll out a roti with the बेलन, the rolling pin; the past agrees: रोटी बेली.

Verbs like this one

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