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HINDI VERB

चुकना

to have already finished (after a verb's stem)

  • #42 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI have already finished
तुमyou have already finished
आपyou have already finished (politely)
वहhe/she has already finished
हमwe have already finished
वेthey have already finished

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI had already finished
तुमyou had already finished
आपyou had already finished (politely)
वहhe/she had already finished
हमwe had already finished
वेthey had already finished

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to have already finished
तुमyou used to have already finished
आपyou used to have already finished (politely)
वहhe/she used to have already finished
हमwe used to have already finished
वेthey used to have already finished

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will have already finished
तुमyou will have already finished
आपyou will have already finished (politely)
वहhe/she will have already finished
हमwe will have already finished
वेthey will have already finished

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use चुकना

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

  1. Present

    मैं खाना खा चुका हूँ, अब चाय पिऊँगा.

    I've already eaten, now I'll have chai.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन खा चुका है और अब बर्तन धो रहा है.

    Rohan has finished eating and is now washing the dishes.

  3. Past

    मैं तो यह फ़िल्म पिछले हफ़्ते देख चुका.

    I already saw this film last week.

  4. Imperfect

    जब मैं पहुँची, ट्रेन जा चुकी थी.

    When I arrived, the train had already left.

  5. Future

    तुम्हारे आने तक मैं काम खत्म कर चुकूँगा.

    By the time you come, I'll have finished the work.

  6. Subjunctive

    जल्दी खाओ ताकि हम दस बजे तक खा चुकें.

    Eat quickly so we're done eating by ten.

Good to know

  • चुकना never stands alone: it follows a verb's stem and says the action is already done, मैं खा चुका हूँ, I have already eaten.
  • No ने in the past, even after a transitive verb: मैं खाना खा चुका, नेहा चाय पी चुकी.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.