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HINDI VERB

चढ़ना

to climb, to get on (a train, a bus)

  • #187 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI climb
तुमyou climb
आपyou climb (politely)
वहhe/she climbs
हमwe climb
वेthey climb

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to climb
तुमyou used to climb
आपyou used to climb (politely)
वहhe/she used to climb
हमwe used to climb
वेthey used to climb

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चढ़ना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ चार मंज़िल सीढ़ियाँ चढ़ता हूँ.

    I climb four floors of stairs every day.

  2. Continuous

    लोग धक्के देकर बस में चढ़ रहे हैं.

    People are pushing their way onto the bus.

  3. Past

    हम सुबह पहाड़ी पर चढ़े.

    We climbed the hill in the morning.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मैं पेड़ों पर चढ़ती थी.

    As a child I used to climb trees.

  5. Future

    हम अगले स्टेशन पर ट्रेन में चढ़ेंगे.

    We'll get on the train at the next station.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं इसी बस में चढ़ूँ?

    Shall I get on this bus?

  7. Requests and commands

    जल्दी चढ़ो, ट्रेन चलने वाली है.

    Get on quickly, the train is about to leave.

Good to know

  • What you get on takes पर or में, बस पर चढ़ो, ट्रेन में चढ़ो; उतरना is to get off.

Where you hear चढ़ना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ इसी स्टेशन से चढ़ता हूँ. I get on at this station every day.
  • हम अभी-अभी चढ़े. We've just got on.
  • मैं अगले स्टेशन पर चढ़ूँगी. I'll get on at the next station.

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ इसी स्टेशन से चढ़ता हूँ. I get on at this station every day.
  • हम अभी-अभी चढ़े. We've just got on.
  • मैं अगले स्टेशन पर चढ़ूँगी. I'll get on at the next station.
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The Night Train

Intermediate Level 1 · हम अभी-अभी चढ़े. · हम अभी-अभी चढ़े. यह बी टू है?

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The procession

Advanced Level 1 · कोई घोड़ी पकड़े, तो चढ़ूँगा.

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The platform

Advanced Level 3 · प्रिया, तुम पहले चढ़ो.

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Sheikh Chilli's Pot of Oil

Fluency Level 2 · बेटा पेड़ पर चढ़ता है, और बाप चिल्लाता है.

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