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HINDI VERB

धक्का देना

to push, to shove

  • #234 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 push
तुमyou push
आपyou push (politely)
वहhe/she pushes
हमwe push
वेthey push

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use धक्का देना

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

  1. Present

    भीड़ में लोग एक-दूसरे को धक्का देते हैं.

    In the crowd people push each other.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, बच्चे झूले को धक्का दे रहे हैं.

    Look, the children are pushing the swing.

  3. Past

    मेट्रो में किसी ने मुझे पीछे से धक्का दिया.

    Someone pushed me from behind in the metro.

  4. Imperfect

    पुरानी कार को हम रोज़ धक्का देते थे.

    We used to push the old car every day.

  5. Future

    मैं गाड़ी को धक्का दूँगा, तुम स्टार्ट करो.

    I'll push the car, you start it.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं दरवाज़े को ज़ोर से धक्का दूँ?

    Shall I give the door a hard push?

  7. Requests and commands

    लाइन में धक्का मत दो, सबकी बारी आएगी.

    Don't push in the line, everyone will get their turn.

Good to know

  • The one pushed takes को: भीड़ ने मुझे धक्का दिया; धक्का is masculine, so the past is दिया.

Verbs like this one

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