HINDI VERB

हिचकिचाना

to hesitate

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)

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

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

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

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

मैं अंग्रेज़ी बोलने में थोड़ा हिचकिचाती हूँ.

I hesitate a little to speak English.
Continuous

रोहन सच बताने में हिचकिचा रहा है.

Rohan is hesitating to tell the truth.
Past

गुप्ता जी से पैसे माँगने में मैं हिचकिचाई.

I hesitated to ask Gupta ji for money.
Imperfect

पहले मैं नए लोगों से मिलने में हिचकिचाता था.

I used to hesitate to meet new people.
Future

नेहा मंच पर गाने में ज़रा नहीं हिचकिचाएगी.

Neha won't hesitate at all to sing on stage.
Subjunctive

मुझे नहीं लगता कि वह मदद माँगने में हिचकिचाए.

I don't think he'll hesitate to ask for help.
Requests and commands

सवाल पूछने में मत हिचकिचाओ.

Don't hesitate to ask questions.

What you hesitate to do takes में with the infinitive: वह बोलने में हिचकिचाता है; no ने in the past.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.