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HINDI VERB

छापना

to print, to publish

  • #329 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI printed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou printed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou printed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she printed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe printed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey printed (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 print
तुमyou used to print
आपyou used to print (politely)
वहhe/she used to print
हमwe used to print
वेthey used to print

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use छापना

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

  1. Present

    यह दुकान शादी के कार्ड छापती है.

    This shop prints wedding cards.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी दीवाली के पोस्टर छाप रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is printing the Diwali posters.

  3. Past

    अखबार ने मेरी कहानी रविवार को छापी.

    The newspaper published my story on Sunday.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी की दुकान पहले किताबें छापती थी.

    Papa ji's shop used to print books before.

  5. Future

    मैं अपनी कविताएँ अगले साल छापूँगी.

    I'll publish my poems next year.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं कार्ड सुनहरे रंग में छापूँ?

    Shall I print the cards in gold?

  7. Requests and commands

    रोहन, यह फ़ोटो बड़े साइज़ में छापो.

    Rohan, print this photo in a large size.

Good to know

  • छापना is what the press or the shop does, अखबार छापना, किताब छापना; छपना is for the thing coming out in print.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).