Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI shine | ||
| तुमyou shine | ||
| आपyou shine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she shines | ||
| हमwe shine | ||
| वेthey shine |
HINDI VERB
चमकना
to shine
- #402 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am shining | ||
| तुमyou are shining | ||
| आपyou are shining (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is shining | ||
| हमwe are shining | ||
| वेthey are shining |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI shone | ||
| तुमyou shone | ||
| आपyou shone (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she shone | ||
| हमwe shone | ||
| वेthey shone |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to shine | ||
| तुमyou used to shine | ||
| आपyou used to shine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to shine | ||
| हमwe used to shine | ||
| वेthey used to shine |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will shine | ||
| तुमyou will shine | ||
| आपyou will shine (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will shine | ||
| हमwe will shine | ||
| वेthey will shine |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I shine
- तुम (that) you shine
- आप (that) you shine (politely)
- वह (that) he/she shine
- हम (that) we shine
- वे (that) they shine
How to use चमकना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दिल्ली में रात को तारे कम चमकते हैं.
In Delhi the stars don't shine much at night.
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Continuous
देखो, आज चाँद कितना चमक रहा है.
Look how the moon is shining tonight.
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Past
सफ़ाई के बाद फ़र्श आईने जैसा चमका.
After the cleaning the floor shone like a mirror.
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Imperfect
गाँव में रात को हज़ारों तारे चमकते थे.
In the village thousands of stars used to shine at night.
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Future
पॉलिश के बाद ये जूते खूब चमकेंगे.
After polishing, these shoes will really shine.
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Subjunctive
बर्तन अच्छे से धोओ ताकि वे चमकें.
Wash the dishes well so that they shine.
Good to know
- चमकना is for the thing that shines, तारे चमकते हैं; चमकाना is to polish it.
Where you hear चमकना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- सुबह यह पत्थर सफ़ेद चमकता है. In the morning this stone shines white.
- रात को ताज चाँद में चमका. At night the Taj shone in the moonlight.
- दिवाली पर पूरा घर चमकेगा. At Diwali the whole house will shine.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.