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HINDI VERB

चुराना

to steal (something)

  • #453 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 steal
तुमyou steal
आपyou steal (politely)
वहhe/she steals
हमwe steal
वेthey steal

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use चुराना

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

  1. Present

    बंदर यहाँ रोज़ लोगों के फल चुराते हैं.

    The monkeys steal people's fruit here every day.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, वह बिल्ली रसोई से मछली चुरा रही है.

    Look, that cat is stealing fish from the kitchen.

  3. Past

    किसी ने मेट्रो में मेरा नया फ़ोन चुराया.

    Someone stole my new phone on the metro.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम पड़ोसी के पेड़ से आम चुराते थे.

    As children we used to steal mangoes from the neighbour's tree.

  5. Future

    यहाँ कोई तुम्हारी साइकिल नहीं चुराएगा.

    Nobody will steal your bicycle here.

  6. Subjunctive

    ताला लगाओ, ताकि कोई सामान न चुराए.

    Lock it, so nobody steals the things.

  7. Requests and commands

    मेरी चॉकलेट मत चुराओ, रोहन!

    Don't steal my chocolate, Rohan!

Good to know

  • चुराना takes the thing stolen as its object and agrees with it: उसने पैसे चुराए, उसने अंगूठी चुराई; the person robbed takes का.

Verbs like this one

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