Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI slip away | ||
| तुमyou slip away | ||
| आपyou slip away (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she slips away | ||
| हमwe slip away | ||
| वेthey slip away |
HINDI VERB
छूटना
to slip away, to be dropped, to be missed (a catch, a train)
- #415 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am slipping away | ||
| तुमyou are slipping away | ||
| आपyou are slipping away (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is slipping away | ||
| हमwe are slipping away | ||
| वेthey are slipping away |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI slipped away | ||
| तुमyou slipped away | ||
| आपyou slipped away (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she slipped away | ||
| हमwe slipped away | ||
| वेthey slipped away |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to slip away | ||
| तुमyou used to slip away | ||
| आपyou used to slip away (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to slip away | ||
| हमwe used to slip away | ||
| वेthey used to slip away |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will slip away | ||
| तुमyou will slip away | ||
| आपyou will slip away (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will slip away | ||
| हमwe will slip away | ||
| वेthey will slip away |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I slip away
- तुम (that) you slip away
- आप (that) you slip away (politely)
- वह (that) he/she slip away
- हम (that) we slip away
- वे (that) they slip away
How to use छूटना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
सुबह की पहली मेट्रो मुझसे अक्सर छूटती है.
I often miss the first metro of the morning.
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Continuous
जल्दी चलो, हमारी बस छूट रही है!
Hurry, we're about to miss our bus!
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Past
क्रिकेट में मुझसे आज तक कोई कैच नहीं छूटा.
In cricket, to this day I've never dropped a catch.
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Imperfect
पहले मेरी ट्रेन हर दूसरे दिन छूटती थी.
Earlier, I used to miss my train every other day.
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Future
सात बजे निकलेंगे तो फ़्लाइट नहीं छूटेगी.
If we leave at seven, we won't miss the flight.
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Subjunctive
हम अभी निकलते हैं, ताकि आपकी ट्रेन न छूटे.
We're leaving now, so you don't miss your train.
Good to know
- The thing that got away is the subject and the person it slipped from takes से, मुझसे कैच छूट गया; मेरी ट्रेन छूट गई is "I missed my train".
Where you hear छूटना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 1
- मेरी ट्रेन रोज़ छूटती है. My train gets missed every day.
- कैच छूट गया. The catch was dropped.
- जल्दी चलो, नहीं तो बस छूट जाएगी. Hurry, or the bus will be missed.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.