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HINDI VERB

चीखना

to scream

  • #259 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चीखना

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

  1. Present

    डरावनी फ़िल्मों में नेहा हर बार चीखती है.

    Neha screams every time in horror films.

  2. Continuous

    कोई गली में क्यों चीख रहा है?

    Why is someone screaming in the lane?

  3. Past

    छिपकली देखकर रोहन ज़ोर से चीखा.

    Rohan screamed loudly on seeing the lizard.

  4. Imperfect

    रोलर कोस्टर पर हम सब चीखते थे.

    On the roller coaster we all used to scream.

  5. Future

    चूहा दिखेगा, तो मम्मी जी चीखेंगी.

    If a mouse appears, Mummy ji will scream.

  6. Subjunctive

    धीरे खोलो, कहीं बच्चा डर से न चीखे.

    Open it slowly, lest the child scream in fright.

  7. Requests and commands

    चीखो मत, यह सिर्फ़ एक खिलौना है.

    Don't scream, it's only a toy.

Good to know

  • No ने in the past: वह डर से चीखी; चीख is the scream, and चिल्लाना is to shout.

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