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HINDI VERB

चिढ़ाना

to tease

  • #434 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 tease
तुमyou tease
आपyou tease (politely)
वहhe/she teases
हमwe tease
वेthey tease

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चिढ़ाना

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

  1. Present

    रोहन रोज़ अपनी छोटी बहन को चिढ़ाता है.

    Rohan teases his little sister every day.

  2. Continuous

    बच्चे गली के कुत्ते को चिढ़ा रहे हैं.

    The kids are teasing the street dog.

  3. Past

    मैंने नेहा को उसके नए चश्मे पर चिढ़ाया.

    I teased Neha about her new glasses.

  4. Imperfect

    स्कूल में लड़के मुझे मेरे नाम से चिढ़ाते थे.

    At school the boys used to tease me about my name.

  5. Future

    मैं अब तुम्हें कभी नहीं चिढ़ाऊँगा, पक्का.

    I'll never tease you again, promise.

  6. Subjunctive

    कोई तुम्हें चिढ़ाए तो टीचर को बताओ.

    If anyone teases you, tell the teacher.

  7. Requests and commands

    बिल्ली को मत चिढ़ाओ, खरोंच देगी.

    Don't tease the cat, she'll scratch.

Good to know

  • The person teased takes को: भाई को चिढ़ाना; चिढ़ना is to get annoyed.

Verbs like this one

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