Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI taste | ||
| तुमyou taste | ||
| आपyou taste (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she tastes | ||
| हमwe taste | ||
| वेthey taste |
HINDI VERB
चखना
to taste
- #250 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 tasting | ||
| तुमyou are tasting | ||
| आपyou are tasting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is tasting | ||
| हमwe are tasting | ||
| वेthey are tasting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI tasted (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou tasted (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou tasted (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she tasted (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe tasted (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey tasted (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 taste | ||
| तुमyou used to taste | ||
| आपyou used to taste (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to taste | ||
| हमwe used to taste | ||
| वेthey used to taste |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will taste | ||
| तुमyou will taste | ||
| आपyou will taste (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will taste | ||
| हमwe will taste | ||
| वेthey will taste |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I taste
- तुम (that) you taste
- आप (that) you taste (politely)
- वह (that) he/she taste
- हम (that) we taste
- वे (that) they taste
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू taste! (intimate)
- तुम taste! (to a friend)
- आप taste! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) taste! (very politely)
How to use चखना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मम्मी जी हर सब्ज़ी पहले खुद चखती हैं.
Mummy ji tastes every dish herself first.
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Continuous
रोहन रसोई में हलवा चख रहा है.
Rohan is tasting the halwa in the kitchen.
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Past
मैंने पहली बार पानी-पूरी चखी.
I tasted pani puri for the first time.
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Imperfect
दादी जी हर मिठाई बनाने के बाद चखती थीं.
Dadi ji tasted every sweet after making it.
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Future
आज मैं हर स्टॉल का खाना चखूँगा.
Today I'll taste the food at every stall.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं दाल चखूँ, नमक ठीक है?
Shall I taste the dal, is the salt right?
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Requests and commands
यह आम चखो, बहुत मीठा है.
Taste this mango, it's very sweet.
Good to know
- चखना is to taste a bit of something to check it; how something tastes to you is said with लगना: यह अच्छा लगता है.
Where you hear चखना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 1
- मैं रोज़ जलेबी चखता हूँ. I taste the spirals every day.
- मैंने दादी जी की खीर चखी. I tasted Dadi ji's rice pudding.
- तुम कल मेरी दाल चखोगे. You'll taste my dal tomorrow.
Hindi · Beginner Level 2
- मैं रोज़ जलेबी चखता हूँ. I taste the spirals every day.
- मैंने दादी जी की खीर चखी. I tasted Dadi ji's rice pudding.
- तुम कल मेरी दाल चखोगे. You'll taste my dal tomorrow.
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Beginner Level 2 · आप चख सकते हैं? · धीरे. चख सकते हो? · मैं चख सकता हूँ. · मैं चख सकती हूँ.
The fields
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Beginner Level 2 · गन्ना! मैं चख सकता हूँ?
The Petha Shop
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Intermediate Level 1 · यह चखिए, जब तक गरम है.
The First Team Meeting
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Advanced Level 1 · मैं चख चुका हूँ.
A wrong delivery
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Advanced Level 2 · जो पनीर चखा था, वो नरम था.
A doubting family
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Advanced Level 2 · मथुरा वाली दाल चखकर देखिए.
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