Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI hide something | ||
| तुमyou hide something | ||
| आपyou hide something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she hides something | ||
| हमwe hide something | ||
| वेthey hide something |
HINDI VERB
छिपाना
to hide something
- #406 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am hiding something | ||
| तुमyou are hiding something | ||
| आपyou are hiding something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is hiding something | ||
| हमwe are hiding something | ||
| वेthey are hiding something |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI hid something (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou hid something (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou hid something (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she hid something (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe hid something (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey hid something (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 hide something | ||
| तुमyou used to hide something | ||
| आपyou used to hide something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to hide something | ||
| हमwe used to hide something | ||
| वेthey used to hide something |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will hide something | ||
| तुमyou will hide something | ||
| आपyou will hide something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will hide something | ||
| हमwe will hide something | ||
| वेthey will hide something |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I hide something
- तुम (that) you hide something
- आप (that) you hide something (politely)
- वह (that) he/she hide something
- हम (that) we hide something
- वे (that) they hide something
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू hide something! (intimate)
- तुम hide something! (to a friend)
- आप hide something! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) hide something! (very politely)
How to use छिपाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मम्मी जी मिठाई हमेशा अलमारी में छिपाती हैं.
Mummy ji always hides the sweets in the cupboard.
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Continuous
तुम मुझसे क्या छिपा रहे हो?
What are you hiding from me?
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Past
मैंने तोहफ़ा बिस्तर के नीचे छिपाया.
I hid the gift under the bed.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं अपना रिपोर्ट कार्ड छिपाता था.
As a child I used to hide my report card.
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Future
मैं चाबी गमले के पीछे छिपाऊँगी.
I'll hide the key behind the flowerpot.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं चॉकलेट बच्चों से छिपाऊँ?
Shall I hide the chocolate from the kids?
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Requests and commands
पार्टी तक केक फ़्रिज में छिपाओ.
Hide the cake in the fridge until the party.
Good to know
- छिपाना is to hide something; छिपना is to hide yourself; the place takes में.
Where you hear छिपाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 3
- दादी जी कैमरे से मुँह छिपाती हैं. Dadi ji hides her face from the camera.
- मैंने तोहफ़ा अलमारी में छिपाया. I hid the present in the cupboard.
- मैं भाषण का पन्ना नहीं छिपाऊँगा. I won't hide the page of the speech.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).