Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI chew | ||
| तुमyou chew | ||
| आपyou chew (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she chews | ||
| हमwe chew | ||
| वेthey chew |
HINDI VERB
चबाना
to chew
- #251 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 chewing | ||
| तुमyou are chewing | ||
| आपyou are chewing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is chewing | ||
| हमwe are chewing | ||
| वेthey are chewing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI chewed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou chewed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou chewed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she chewed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe chewed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey chewed (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 chew | ||
| तुमyou used to chew | ||
| आपyou used to chew (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to chew | ||
| हमwe used to chew | ||
| वेthey used to chew |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will chew | ||
| तुमyou will chew | ||
| आपyou will chew (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will chew | ||
| हमwe will chew | ||
| वेthey will chew |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I chew
- तुम (that) you chew
- आप (that) you chew (politely)
- वह (that) he/she chew
- हम (that) we chew
- वे (that) they chew
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू chew! (intimate)
- तुम chew! (to a friend)
- आप chew! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) chew! (very politely)
How to use चबाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
पापा जी खाने के बाद सौंफ़ चबाते हैं.
Papa ji chews fennel seeds after a meal.
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Continuous
कुत्ता मेरी नई चप्पल चबा रहा है.
The dog is chewing my new slipper.
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Past
बच्चे ने पेंसिल का सिरा चबाया.
The child chewed the end of the pencil.
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Imperfect
दादी जी हर शाम पान चबाती थीं.
Dadi ji used to chew paan every evening.
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Future
इतनी टॉफ़ी चबाओगे, तो दाँत खराब होंगे.
If you chew so many toffees, your teeth will go bad.
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Subjunctive
डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि हम खाना धीरे चबाएं.
The doctor says we should chew our food slowly.
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Requests and commands
जल्दी मत करो, अच्छे से चबाओ.
Don't rush, chew well.
Good to know
- Transitive, with ने: बच्चे ने खिलौना चबाया; चबा-चबाकर खाना is to chew your food well.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).