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HINDI VERB

फ़िल्माना

to film

  • #333 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 film
तुमyou film
आपyou film (politely)
वहhe/she films
हमwe film
वेthey film

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use फ़िल्माना

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

  1. Present

    रोहन अपने फ़ोन से हर यात्रा फ़िल्माता है.

    Rohan films every trip on his phone.

  2. Continuous

    वे मंदिर के सामने एक सीन फ़िल्मा रहे हैं.

    They are filming a scene in front of the temple.

  3. Past

    मैंने दीवाली की पूरी शाम फ़िल्माई.

    I filmed the whole Diwali evening.

  4. Imperfect

    मेरे चाचा शादियाँ फ़िल्माते थे.

    My uncle used to film weddings.

  5. Future

    कल हम बच्चों का नाटक फ़िल्माएंगे.

    Tomorrow we'll film the kids' play.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह पल फ़िल्माऊँ?

    Shall I film this moment?

  7. Requests and commands

    पूरा डांस फ़िल्माओ, कुछ छोड़ना नहीं.

    Film the whole dance, don't leave anything out.

Good to know

  • Hindi also says शूट करना or वीडियो बनाना; फ़िल्माना is the word of film sets and the news.

Where you hear फ़िल्माना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • मैं दुकान का हर कोना फ़िल्माता हूँ. I film every corner of the shop.
  • मैंने दादी जी को चुपके से फ़िल्माया. I filmed Dadi ji secretly.
  • रोहन भाषण फ़िल्माएगा. Rohan will film the speech.

Verbs like this one

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