Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI take leave | ||
| तुमyou take leave | ||
| आपyou take leave (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she takes leave | ||
| हमwe take leave | ||
| वेthey take leave |
HINDI VERB
छुट्टी लेना
to take leave, to take a day off
- #467 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 taking leave | ||
| तुमyou are taking leave | ||
| आपyou are taking leave (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is taking leave | ||
| हमwe are taking leave | ||
| वेthey are taking leave |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI took leave (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou took leave (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou took leave (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she took leave (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe took leave (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey took leave (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 take leave | ||
| तुमyou used to take leave | ||
| आपyou used to take leave (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to take leave | ||
| हमwe used to take leave | ||
| वेthey used to take leave |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will take leave | ||
| तुमyou will take leave | ||
| आपyou will take leave (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will take leave | ||
| हमwe will take leave | ||
| वेthey will take leave |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I take leave
- तुम (that) you take leave
- आप (that) you take leave (politely)
- वह (that) he/she take leave
- हम (that) we take leave
- वे (that) they take leave
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू take leave! (intimate)
- तुम take leave! (to a friend)
- आप take leave! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) take leave! (very politely)
How to use छुट्टी लेना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दीवाली पर हर साल एक हफ़्ते की छुट्टी लेता हूँ.
Every year I take a week off for Diwali.
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Continuous
नेहा अगले महीने लंबी छुट्टी ले रही है.
Neha is taking a long leave next month.
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Past
कल तबीयत खराब थी, तो मैंने छुट्टी ली.
I was unwell yesterday, so I took the day off.
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Imperfect
पापा जी पहले कभी छुट्टी नहीं लेते थे.
Papa ji never used to take leave.
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Future
शादी के लिए मैं दस दिन की छुट्टी लूँगा.
I'll take ten days off for the wedding.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम कुछ दिन छुट्टी लो.
I want you to take a few days off.
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Requests and commands
बुखार है तो छुट्टी लो, दफ़्तर मत जाओ.
If you have a fever, take the day off, don't go to the office.
Good to know
- छुट्टी is feminine, so the past is always छुट्टी ली; what the leave is for takes के लिए or की: शादी की छुट्टी.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).