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HINDI VERB

छलकना

to slosh, to spill over (of a liquid in a pot or cup)

  • #398 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use छलकना

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

  1. Present

    भरी बाल्टी सीढ़ियों पर हर बार छलकती है.

    A full bucket spills over on the stairs every time.

  2. Continuous

    धीरे चलो, दाल कटोरी से छलक रही है.

    Walk slowly, the dal is sloshing out of the bowl.

  3. Past

    मेज़ हिली और गिलास से दूध छलका.

    The table shook and milk spilled from the glass.

  4. Imperfect

    पुरानी गाड़ी में हर मोड़ पर चाय छलकती थी.

    In the old car the chai used to slosh at every bend.

  5. Future

    इतना मत भरो, बर्तन उठाते ही पानी छलकेगा.

    Don't fill it that much, the water will spill as soon as you lift the pot.

  6. Subjunctive

    कटोरी किनारे तक मत भरो, ताकि दाल न छलके.

    Don't fill the bowl to the brim, so the dal doesn't spill over.

Good to know

  • Only the liquid छलकता है, the chai or the dal, never the person; to knock something over is गिराना.
  • छलक जाना is the one-time spill: दूध छलक गया.

Where you hear छलकना

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Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • भरा कप हमेशा छलकता है. A full cup always spills over.
  • चाय थाली में छलक गई. The chai sloshed over into the tray.
  • इतना भरोगे तो दूध छलकेगा. Fill it that much and the milk will spill over.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.