Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI shake | ||
| तुमyou shake | ||
| आपyou shake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she shakes | ||
| हमwe shake | ||
| वेthey shake |
HINDI VERB
हिलाना
to shake, to move (something), to nod or shake the head
- #239 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 shaking | ||
| तुमyou are shaking | ||
| आपyou are shaking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is shaking | ||
| हमwe are shaking | ||
| वेthey are shaking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI shook (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou shook (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou shook (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she shook (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe shook (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey shook (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 shake | ||
| तुमyou used to shake | ||
| आपyou used to shake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to shake | ||
| हमwe used to shake | ||
| वेthey used to shake |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will shake | ||
| तुमyou will shake | ||
| आपyou will shake (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will shake | ||
| हमwe will shake | ||
| वेthey will shake |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I shake
- तुम (that) you shake
- आप (that) you shake (politely)
- वह (that) he/she shake
- हम (that) we shake
- वे (that) they shake
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू shake! (intimate)
- तुम shake! (to a friend)
- आप shake! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) shake! (very politely)
How to use हिलाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
राजू भैया हर बात पर सिर हिलाते हैं.
Raju bhaiya nods his head at everything.
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Continuous
बच्ची झूले पर पैर हिला रही है.
The little girl is swinging her legs on the swing.
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Past
मैंने दवा की बोतल अच्छी तरह हिलाई.
I shook the medicine bottle well.
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Imperfect
दादी जी गर्मी में हाथ का पंखा हिलाती थीं.
Dadi ji used to wave a hand fan in the heat.
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Future
मैं यह मेज़ अकेले नहीं हिलाऊँगी.
I won't move this table on my own.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं कुरसी थोड़ी दाएं हिलाऊँ?
Shall I move the chair a little to the right?
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Requests and commands
फ़ोटो लेते समय हाथ मत हिलाओ.
Don't move your hand while taking the photo.
Good to know
- हिलाना moves a thing; हिलना is for the thing moving by itself, फ़ोन हिल गया; सिर हिलाना is nodding or shaking the head.
Where you hear हिलाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- वो हर बात पर सिर हिलाता है. He nods his head at everything.
- मैंने नहीं में सिर हिलाया. I shook my head no.
- हाथ मत हिलाना, फ़ोन हिल जाएगा. Don't move your hand, the phone will shake.
Hindi · Fluency Level 2
- वो हर बात पर सिर हिलाता है. He nods his head at everything.
- मैंने नहीं में सिर हिलाया. I shook my head no.
- हाथ मत हिलाना, फ़ोन हिल जाएगा. Don't move your hand, the phone will shake.
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Dadi ji's recipe
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Advanced Level 3 · हिलाते रहना
Sheikh Chilli's Pot of Oil
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Fluency Level 2 · और सिर हिलाता है, अरे!
The first auto
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Fluency Level 2 · सिर हिलाया
Don't Touch the Tandoor
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Fluency Level 2 · लैंप मत हिलाओ, और पिछला दरवाज़ा मत खोलो.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).