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HINDI VERB

भूनना

to roast, to fry dry in a pan

  • #378 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 roast
तुमyou roast
आपyou roast (politely)
वहhe/she roasts
हमwe roast
वेthey roast

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use भूनना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी पहले प्याज़ सुनहरा भूनती हैं.

    Mummy ji first fries the onions golden.

  2. Continuous

    मैं हलवे के लिए सूजी भून रही हूँ.

    I'm roasting semolina for the halwa.

  3. Past

    मैंने मूँगफली धीमी आँच पर भूनी.

    I roasted the peanuts on a low flame.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर सुबह आटा घी में भूनती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to roast flour in ghee every morning.

  5. Future

    मैं शाम को दाल भूनूँगा.

    I'll roast the dal in the evening.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं मसाले अभी भूनूँ?

    Shall I roast the spices now?

  7. Requests and commands

    जीरा तेज़ आँच पर मत भूनो.

    Don't roast the cumin on a high flame.

Good to know

  • भूनना is roasting or dry-frying in a pan, मसाले भूनना; तलना is deep-frying in oil.

Where you hear भूनना

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

Hindi · Advanced Level 3

  • गाँव में हम आटा घी में भूनते हैं. In the village we roast the flour in ghee.
  • मैंने बादाम अलग-अलग भूने. I roasted the almonds separately.
  • मैं नारियल कल भूनूँगी. I'll roast the coconut tomorrow.

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • गाँव में हम आटा घी में भूनते हैं. In the village we roast the flour in ghee.
  • मैंने बादाम अलग-अलग भूने. I roasted the almonds separately.
  • मैं नारियल कल भूनूँगी. I'll roast the coconut tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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