HINDI VERB

ढकना

to cover

Conjugation

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI covered (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou covered (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou covered (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she covered (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe covered (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey covered (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

मम्मी जी हमेशा खाना ढकती हैं.

Mummy ji always covers the food.
Continuous

राजू भैया गाड़ी को तिरपाल से ढक रहे हैं.

Raju bhaiya is covering the car with a tarpaulin.
Past

रात को मैंने बर्तन ढके और सो गई.

At night I covered the dishes and went to sleep.
Imperfect

दादी जी सर्दी में पौधे कपड़े से ढकती थीं.

In winter Dadi ji used to cover the plants with cloth.
Future

धूप से बचाने के लिए मैं कार ढकूँगी.

I'll cover the car to protect it from the sun.
Subjunctive

खाना ढकूँ या फ़्रिज में रखूँ?

Shall I cover the food or put it in the fridge?
Requests and commands

दूध ढको, नहीं तो मक्खियाँ आएंगी.

Cover the milk, or the flies will come.

Transitive, with ने: मैंने खाना ढका; what you cover with takes से: कपड़े से ढकना.

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