Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am printed | ||
| तुमyou are printed | ||
| आपyou are printed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is printed | ||
| हमwe are printed | ||
| वेthey are printed |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am being printed | ||
| तुमyou are being printed | ||
| आपyou are being printed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is being printed | ||
| हमwe are being printed | ||
| वेthey are being printed |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI was printed | ||
| तुमyou were printed | ||
| आपyou were printed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she was printed | ||
| हमwe were printed | ||
| वेthey were printed |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to be printed | ||
| तुमyou used to be printed | ||
| आपyou used to be printed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to be printed | ||
| हमwe used to be printed | ||
| वेthey used to be printed |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will be printed | ||
| तुमyou will be printed | ||
| आपyou will be printed (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will be printed | ||
| हमwe will be printed | ||
| वेthey will be printed |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I be printed
- तुम (that) you be printed
- आप (that) you be printed (politely)
- वह (that) he/she be printed
- हम (that) we be printed
- वे (that) they be printed
How to use छपना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
यह अखबार रोज़ रात को दिल्ली में छपता है.
This newspaper is printed in Delhi every night.
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Continuous
शादी के कार्ड अभी छप रहे हैं.
The wedding cards are being printed right now.
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Past
मेरी कहानी रविवार के अखबार में छपी.
My story was printed in Sunday's paper.
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Imperfect
पहले किताबें इसी गली में छपती थीं.
Books used to be printed in this very lane.
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Future
पोस्टर कल दोपहर तक छपेंगे.
The posters will be printed by tomorrow afternoon.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि कार्ड लाल रंग में छपें.
I want the cards to be printed in red.
Good to know
- The thing printed is the subject, कार्ड छपे; the person who prints it uses प्रिंट करना or छापना.
Where you hear छपना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- हमारे कार्ड चाँदनी चौक में छपते हैं. Our cards are printed in Chandni Chowk.
- कार्ड गुरुवार को छपे. The cards were printed on Thursday.
- कार्ड तीन दिन में छपेंगे. The cards will be printed in three days.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- हमारे कार्ड चाँदनी चौक में छपते हैं. Our cards are printed in Chandni Chowk.
- कार्ड गुरुवार को छपे. The cards were printed on Thursday.
- कार्ड तीन दिन में छपेंगे. The cards will be printed in three days.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.