Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI spread | ||
| तुमyou spread | ||
| आपyou spread (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she spreads | ||
| हमwe spread | ||
| वेthey spread |
HINDI VERB
बिछाना
to spread (a bed, a mat), to lay out
- #368 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 spreading | ||
| तुमyou are spreading | ||
| आपyou are spreading (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is spreading | ||
| हमwe are spreading | ||
| वेthey are spreading |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI spread (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou spread (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou spread (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she spread (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe spread (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey spread (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 spread | ||
| तुमyou used to spread | ||
| आपyou used to spread (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to spread | ||
| हमwe used to spread | ||
| वेthey used to spread |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will spread | ||
| तुमyou will spread | ||
| आपyou will spread (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will spread | ||
| हमwe will spread | ||
| वेthey will spread |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I spread
- तुम (that) you spread
- आप (that) you spread (politely)
- वह (that) he/she spread
- हम (that) we spread
- वे (that) they spread
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू spread! (intimate)
- तुम spread! (to a friend)
- आप spread! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) spread! (very politely)
How to use बिछाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गर्मियों में हम छत पर बिस्तर बिछाते हैं.
In summer we spread our beds on the roof.
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Continuous
मम्मी जी मेहमानों के लिए दरी बिछा रही हैं.
Mummy ji is spreading out a rug for the guests.
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Past
मैंने बिस्तर पर नई चादर बिछाई.
I spread a new sheet on the bed.
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Imperfect
पूजा से पहले दादी जी लाल कपड़ा बिछाती थीं.
Before puja Dadi ji used to lay out a red cloth.
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Future
मैं तुम्हारे लिए नीचे गद्दा बिछाऊँगी.
I'll lay out a mattress for you on the floor.
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Subjunctive
पिकनिक की चादर कहाँ बिछाऊँ, पेड़ के नीचे?
Where shall I spread the picnic sheet, under the tree?
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Requests and commands
खाने के लिए ज़मीन पर दरी बिछाओ.
Spread the rug on the floor for the meal.
Good to know
- बिस्तर बिछाना is to make the bed; चादर बिछाना, दरी बिछाना to spread a sheet or a rug.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).