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HINDI VERB

झुकना

to bend, to bow

  • #240 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use झुकना

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

  1. Present

    मंदिर में सब लोग मूर्ति के आगे झुकते हैं.

    In the temple everyone bows before the idol.

  2. Continuous

    यह पुराना पेड़ धीरे-धीरे झुक रहा है.

    This old tree is slowly bending.

  3. Past

    मैं जूते बाँधने के लिए झुका.

    I bent down to tie my shoes.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर बड़े के पैर छूने झुकती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to bend down to touch every elder's feet.

  5. Future

    मैं पैर छूने के लिए ज़रूर झुकूँगा.

    I will definitely bend down to touch his feet.

  6. Subjunctive

    डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मैं ज़्यादा न झुकूँ.

    The doctor said I shouldn't bend too much.

  7. Requests and commands

    थोड़ा झुकिए, छत नीची है.

    Bend a little, the ceiling is low.

Good to know

  • You bow to someone with के सामने or के आगे; झुकाना is to bend something, like your head.

Where you hear झुकना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • मीरा दादी जी के पैर छूने के लिए झुकती है. Meera bends to touch Dadi ji's feet.
  • मैं धीरे से झुका. I bent slowly.
  • सब बच्चे एक साथ झुकेंगे. All the children will bend together.

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