HINDI VERB

काटना

to cut

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)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI cut (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou cut (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou cut (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she cut (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe cut (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey cut (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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 सलाद के लिए रोज़ खीरा और टमाटर काटती हूँ.

Every day I cut cucumber and tomato for the salad.
Continuous

रुको, मैं अभी प्याज़ काट रहा हूँ.

Wait, I'm cutting onions right now.
Past

मैंने जन्मदिन का केक सबके सामने काटा.

I cut the birthday cake in front of everyone.
Imperfect

पापा जी बगीचे की घास खुद काटते थे.

Papa ji used to cut the garden grass himself.
Future

मैं फल काटूँगी और तुम चाय बनाओ.

I'll cut the fruit and you make the chai.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं तरबूज़ अभी काटूँ या बाद में?

Shall I cut the watermelon now or later?
Requests and commands

सब्ज़ी छोटे टुकड़ों में काटो, नोआ.

Cut the vegetables into small pieces, Noah.