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HINDI VERB

छोड़ना

to leave, to drop someone off

  • #75 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI left (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou left (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou left (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she left (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe left (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey left (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 leave
तुमyou used to leave
आपyou used to leave (politely)
वहhe/she used to leave
हमwe used to leave
वेthey used to leave

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

  1. तू leave! (intimate)
  2. तुम leave! (to a friend)
  3. आप leave! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) leave! (very politely)

How to use छोड़ना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ प्रिया को अस्पताल छोड़ता हूँ.

    I drop Priya off at the hospital every day.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया नेहा को स्टेशन छोड़ रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is dropping Neha off at the station.

  3. Past

    मैंने रोहन को कल मेट्रो पर छोड़ा.

    I dropped Rohan off at the metro yesterday.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी मुझे रोज़ स्कूल छोड़ते थे.

    Papa ji used to drop me off at school every day.

  5. Future

    मैं तुम्हें आठ बजे घर छोड़ूँगी.

    I'll drop you home at eight.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं तुम्हें बाज़ार छोड़ूँ?

    Shall I drop you off at the market?

  7. Requests and commands

    मुझे यहीं गेट पर छोड़ो, शुक्रिया.

    Drop me off right here at the gate, thanks.

Good to know

  • The person you drop off takes को and the place stays bare: मैं तुम्हें मेट्रो छोड़ता हूँ.
  • To leave something for good is usually छोड़ देना: उसने नौकरी छोड़ दी.

Where you hear छोड़ना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ प्रिया जी को अस्पताल छोड़ता हूँ. I drop Priya off at the hospital every day.
  • मैंने नोआ को मेट्रो पर छोड़ा. I dropped Noah at the metro.
  • मैं तुम्हें घर छोड़ूँगी. I'll drop you home.

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं रोज़ प्रिया जी को अस्पताल छोड़ता हूँ. I drop Priya off at the hospital every day.
  • मैंने नोआ को मेट्रो पर छोड़ा. I dropped Noah at the metro.
  • मैं तुम्हें घर छोड़ूँगी. I'll drop you home.

Verbs like this one

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