Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI knead | ||
| तुमyou knead | ||
| आपyou knead (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she kneads | ||
| हमwe knead | ||
| वेthey knead |
HINDI VERB
गूँधना
to knead
- #388 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am kneading | ||
| तुमyou are kneading | ||
| आपyou are kneading (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is kneading | ||
| हमwe are kneading | ||
| वेthey are kneading |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI kneaded (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou kneaded (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou kneaded (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she kneaded (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe kneaded (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey kneaded (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 knead | ||
| तुमyou used to knead | ||
| आपyou used to knead (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to knead | ||
| हमwe used to knead | ||
| वेthey used to knead |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will knead | ||
| तुमyou will knead | ||
| आपyou will knead (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will knead | ||
| हमwe will knead | ||
| वेthey will knead |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I knead
- तुम (that) you knead
- आप (that) you knead (politely)
- वह (that) he/she knead
- हम (that) we knead
- वे (that) they knead
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू knead! (intimate)
- तुम knead! (to a friend)
- आप knead! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) knead! (very politely)
How to use गूँधना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं रोज़ शाम को रोटी के लिए आटा गूँधती हूँ.
Every evening I knead dough for the rotis.
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Continuous
मम्मी जी पराठों के लिए आटा गूँध रही हैं.
Mummy ji is kneading dough for parathas.
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Past
आज पहली बार रोहन ने आटा गूँधा.
Today Rohan kneaded dough for the first time.
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Imperfect
दादी जी बीस लोगों के लिए आटा गूँधती थीं.
Dadi ji used to knead dough for twenty people.
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Future
मैं आटा गूँधूँगी, तुम सब्ज़ी काटो.
I'll knead the dough, you chop the vegetables.
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Subjunctive
कितने लोगों के लिए आटा गूँधूँ?
For how many people shall I knead dough?
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Requests and commands
आटा थोड़ा नरम गूँधो, रोटी अच्छी बनेगी.
Knead the dough a bit soft, the rotis will turn out well.
Good to know
- आटा गूँधना is to knead dough; आटा is masculine, so the past is आटा गूँधा.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).