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HINDI VERB

भीगना

to get wet

  • #375 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI get wet
तुमyou get wet
आपyou get wet (politely)
वहhe/she gets wet
हमwe get wet
वेthey get wet

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI got wet
तुमyou got wet
आपyou got wet (politely)
वहhe/she got wet
हमwe got wet
वेthey got wet

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use भीगना

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

  1. Present

    मानसून में मैं रोज़ दफ़्तर जाते हुए भीगता हूँ.

    In the monsoon I get wet every day on the way to the office.

  2. Continuous

    छाता खोलो, हम भीग रहे हैं!

    Open the umbrella, we're getting wet!

  3. Past

    कल मैं बारिश में पूरा भीगा.

    Yesterday I got completely wet in the rain.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम पहली बारिश में खूब भीगते थे.

    In childhood we used to get soaked in the first rain.

  5. Future

    छाता ले जाओ, वरना भीगोगे.

    Take an umbrella, or you'll get wet.

  6. Subjunctive

    कपड़े अंदर रखो ताकि वे न भीगें.

    Put the clothes inside so they don't get wet.

  7. Requests and commands

    आओ, बारिश में थोड़ा भीगो!

    Come, get a little wet in the rain!

Good to know

  • भीगना is what happens to you in the rain, बारिश में भीगना; wetting something is भिगाना.

Where you hear भीगना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • होली पर सब भीगते हैं. At Holi everyone gets wet.
  • मैं बारिश में भीग गया. I got soaked in the rain.
  • जुलाई में हम रोज़ भीगेंगे. In July we'll get wet every day.

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • होली पर सब भीगते हैं. At Holi everyone gets wet.
  • मैं बारिश में भीग गया. I got soaked in the rain.
  • जुलाई में हम रोज़ भीगेंगे. In July we'll get wet every day.

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