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HINDI VERB

हिलना

to move, to stir

  • #238 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use हिलना

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

  1. Present

    यह पुरानी मेज़ थोड़ी हिलती है.

    This old table wobbles a little.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, बच्चे का दाँत हिल रहा है.

    Look, the child's tooth is moving.

  3. Past

    भूकंप में पूरा घर हिला.

    In the earthquake the whole house shook.

  4. Imperfect

    पुराना पंखा चलते समय बहुत हिलता था.

    The old fan used to shake a lot while running.

  5. Future

    यह अलमारी अब बिल्कुल नहीं हिलेगी.

    This cupboard won't move at all now.

  6. Subjunctive

    फ़ोटो के लिए ज़रूरी है कि कोई न हिले.

    For the photo no one must move.

  7. Requests and commands

    सुई लग रही है, हिलो मत.

    The needle is going in, don't move.

Good to know

  • हिलना is to move by itself, like the earth or a tooth; हिलाना is to move or shake something.

Where you hear हिलना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • दूल्हा स्वागत में नहीं हिलता. The groom doesn't move during the welcome.
  • मैं बिल्कुल नहीं हिला. I didn't move at all.
  • मैं नहीं हिलूँगा, मम्मी जी. I won't move, Mummy ji.

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