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HINDI VERB

डूबना

to sink, to drown

  • #460 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI sink
तुमyou sink
आपyou sink (politely)
वहhe/she sinks
हमwe sink
वेthey sink

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use डूबना

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

  1. Present

    पत्थर पानी में डूबता है, लकड़ी नहीं.

    A stone sinks in water, wood doesn't.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, सूरज यमुना के पीछे डूब रहा है.

    Look, the sun is setting behind the Yamuna.

  3. Past

    पिछली बाढ़ में गाँव के कई खेत डूबे.

    In the last flood many of the village's fields went under.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले बारिश में इस अंडरपास में गाड़ियाँ डूबती थीं.

    Cars used to get flooded in this underpass in the rains.

  5. Future

    इतना सामान रखोगे तो नाव डूबेगी.

    If you load so much, the boat will sink.

  6. Subjunctive

    बच्चे को पकड़े रहो, ताकि वह पानी में न डूबे.

    Hold on to the child, so he doesn't drown in the water.

  7. Requests and commands

    काम में इतना मत डूबो, थोड़ा आराम करो.

    Don't get so lost in work, rest a little.

Good to know

  • No ने in the past: नाव डूबी, वह नदी में डूबा; डूबना is also the sun going down, सूरज डूबा, and money going down the drain.

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