Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI soak | ||
| तुमyou soak | ||
| आपyou soak (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she soaks | ||
| हमwe soak | ||
| वेthey soak |
HINDI VERB
भिगोना
to soak
- #376 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am soaking | ||
| तुमyou are soaking | ||
| आपyou are soaking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is soaking | ||
| हमwe are soaking | ||
| वेthey are soaking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI soaked (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou soaked (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou soaked (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she soaked (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe soaked (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey soaked (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 soak | ||
| तुमyou used to soak | ||
| आपyou used to soak (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to soak | ||
| हमwe used to soak | ||
| वेthey used to soak |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will soak | ||
| तुमyou will soak | ||
| आपyou will soak (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will soak | ||
| हमwe will soak | ||
| वेthey will soak |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I soak
- तुम (that) you soak
- आप (that) you soak (politely)
- वह (that) he/she soak
- हम (that) we soak
- वे (that) they soak
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू soak! (intimate)
- तुम soak! (to a friend)
- आप soak! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) soak! (very politely)
How to use भिगोना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दाल रात को पानी में भिगोती हूँ.
I soak the lentils in water at night.
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Continuous
मम्मी जी छोले कल के लिए भिगो रही हैं.
Mummy ji is soaking chickpeas for tomorrow.
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Past
मैंने चावल आधे घंटे भिगोए.
I soaked the rice for half an hour.
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Imperfect
दादी जी बादाम रात भर भिगोती थीं.
Dadi ji used to soak almonds overnight.
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Future
मैं राजमा आज रात को भिगोऊँगी.
I'll soak the kidney beans tonight.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं पोहा अभी भिगोऊँ?
Shall I soak the poha now?
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Requests and commands
दाल रात में भिगोओ, सुबह पीसो.
Soak the lentils at night, grind them in the morning.
Good to know
- भिगोना is to soak something; भीगना is to get wet: मैं बारिश में भीग गया.
Where you hear भिगोना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं दाल रात भर भिगोती हूँ. I soak the lentils overnight.
- मैंने चावल एक घंटा भिगोया. I soaked the rice for an hour.
- कल रात मैं दाल भिगोऊँगा. Tomorrow night I'll soak the lentils.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).