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HINDI VERB

चिपकाना

to stick, to paste

  • #360 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 stick
तुमyou stick
आपyou stick (politely)
वहhe/she sticks
हमwe stick
वेthey stick

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चिपकाना

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

  1. Present

    बच्चे दीवार पर स्टिकर चिपकाते हैं.

    The children stick stickers on the wall.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया गली में पोस्टर चिपका रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is pasting posters in the lane.

  3. Past

    मैंने लिफ़ाफ़े पर टिकट चिपकाया.

    I stuck the stamp on the envelope.

  4. Imperfect

    हम कॉपी में अखबार की तस्वीरें चिपकाते थे.

    We used to paste newspaper pictures into our notebooks.

  5. Future

    मैं फ़्रिज पर यह लिस्ट चिपकाऊँगा.

    I'll stick this list on the fridge.

  6. Subjunctive

    गुप्ता जी, नोटिस कहाँ चिपकाऊँ?

    Gupta ji, where shall I put up the notice?

  7. Requests and commands

    फ़ॉर्म पर अपनी फ़ोटो यहाँ चिपकाइए.

    Stick your photo here on the form.

Good to know

  • What you stick it on takes पर: दीवार पर पोस्टर चिपकाना; चिपकना is to be stuck.

Verbs like this one

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