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HINDI VERB

काँपना

to shake, to tremble (with cold or fear)

  • #255 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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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

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
मैंI shook
तुमyou shook
आपyou shook (politely)
वहhe/she shook
हमwe shook
वेthey shook

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use काँपना

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

  1. Present

    स्टेज पर जाते ही मेरी आवाज़ काँपती है.

    The moment I walk on stage my voice shakes.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन, तुम ठंड से काँप रहे हो, शॉल लो.

    Rohan, you're shaking with cold, take a shawl.

  3. Past

    इंटरव्यू से पहले मेरे हाथ थोड़े काँपे.

    Before the interview my hands trembled a little.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले मैं डॉक्टर के नाम से ही काँपती थी.

    I used to tremble at the mere name of the doctor.

  5. Future

    बिना जैकेट रात को तुम काँपोगे, मेरी बात मानो.

    Without a jacket you'll shiver tonight, take my word.

  6. Subjunctive

    हीटर चला दो, ताकि दादी जी ठंड से न काँपें.

    Switch on the heater, so Dadi ji doesn't shiver with cold.

  7. Requests and commands

    काँपो मत, इंजेक्शन एक सेकंड में हो जाएगा.

    Don't shake, the injection will be over in a second.

Good to know

  • काँपना goes with से for the cause: ठंड से काँपना, डर से काँपना.
  • हिलना is to move or shake in general; काँपना is the fine trembling of hands, lips or a voice.

Where you hear काँपना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • माइक के सामने मेरे हाथ काँपते हैं. In front of the microphone my hands shake.
  • पहले दिन मैं भी काँपी थी. On my first day I shook too.
  • ठंड में सब काँपेंगे, चाय पीजिए. Everyone will shiver in the cold, have some chai.

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