HINDI VERB

छूना

to touch

Conjugation

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI touched (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou touched (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou touched (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she touched (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe touched (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey touched (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

मीरा दुकान में हर चीज़ छूती है.

Meera touches everything in the shop.
Continuous

बच्चा गरम कप छू रहा है, रोको!

The child is touching the hot cup, stop him!
Past

मैंने दादी जी के पैर छुए.

I touched Dadi ji's feet.
Imperfect

हम हर सुबह पापा जी के पैर छूते थे.

We used to touch Papa ji's feet every morning.
Future

मैं तुम्हारा फ़ोन नहीं छुऊँगा, वादा.

I won't touch your phone, promise.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं इस साड़ी को छुऊँ?

May I touch this sari?
Requests and commands

दीवार मत छुओ, पेंट अभी गीला है.

Don't touch the wall, the paint is still wet.

The past is छुआ, छुई and the future छुऊँगा; पैर छूना is touching an elder's feet out of respect.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Advanced Level 3 · थोड़ा शहद छुएँ · बस छुएँ, खिलाएँ नहीं, दादी जी.

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