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HINDI VERB

बुझाना

to put out (a fire, a lamp), to switch off

  • #179 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 put out
तुमyou put out
आपyou put out (politely)
वहhe/she puts out
हमwe put out
वेthey put out

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बुझाना

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

  1. Present

    सोने से पहले मैं सारी बत्तियाँ बुझाती हूँ.

    Before sleeping I switch off all the lights.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, दमकल वाले आग बुझा रहे हैं.

    Look, the firemen are putting out the fire.

  3. Past

    मैंने दीवाली के बाद सब दीए बुझाए.

    After Diwali I put out all the lamps.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी रात को खुद चूल्हा बुझाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to put the stove out herself at night.

  5. Future

    जाते समय मैं पंखा और बत्ती बुझाऊँगी.

    I'll switch off the fan and the light when leaving.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह मोमबत्ती बुझाऊँ?

    Shall I blow out this candle?

  7. Requests and commands

    रसोई की गैस बुझाओ, दूध उबल गया.

    Turn off the kitchen gas, the milk has boiled.

Good to know

  • बुझाना is putting a fire or a light out; बुझना is going out by itself: मैंने दीया बुझाया, दीया बुझ गया.

Verbs like this one

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