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HINDI VERB

ब्रश करना

to brush (one's teeth)

  • #489 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 brush
तुमyou brush
आपyou brush (politely)
वहhe/she brushes
हमwe brush
वेthey brush

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use ब्रश करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं दिन में दो बार ब्रश करती हूँ.

    I brush my teeth twice a day.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन बाथरूम में ब्रश कर रहा है.

    Rohan is brushing his teeth in the bathroom.

  3. Past

    क्या तुमने आज सुबह ब्रश किया?

    Did you brush your teeth this morning?

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मैं रात को ब्रश नहीं करता था.

    As a child I didn't use to brush at night.

  5. Future

    खाने के बाद मैं ब्रश करूँगी, फिर सोऊँगी.

    After eating I'll brush my teeth, then sleep.

  6. Subjunctive

    डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि हम रात को भी ब्रश करें.

    The doctor says we should brush at night too.

  7. Requests and commands

    मिठाई खाई है, जाकर ब्रश करो.

    You've eaten sweets, go brush your teeth.

Good to know

  • ब्रश करना on its own means brushing your teeth; the past is always ब्रश किया: मैंने ब्रश किया.

Verbs like this one

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