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HINDI VERB

कटना

to get cut

  • #383 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI get cut
तुमyou get cut
आपyou get cut (politely)
वहhe/she gets cut
हमwe get cut
वेthey get cut

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use कटना

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

  1. Present

    इस चाकू से सब्ज़ी जल्दी कटती है.

    Vegetables get cut quickly with this knife.

  2. Continuous

    जन्मदिन का केक अभी कट रहा है.

    The birthday cake is being cut right now.

  3. Past

    प्याज़ काटते हुए मेरी उँगली कट गई.

    My finger got cut while chopping onions.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले सारी सब्ज़ी हाथ से कटती थी.

    Before, all the vegetables used to be cut by hand.

  5. Future

    केक ठीक आठ बजे कटेगा.

    The cake will be cut at eight sharp.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहती हूँ कि केक मेरे हाथ से कटे.

    I want the cake to be cut by my hand.

Good to know

  • The thing cut is the subject, केक कटा; the person cutting uses काटना. A finger कट गई, and a day कट गया, passed.

Where you hear कटना

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

Hindi · Advanced Level 3

  • पाव बीच से कटता है. The bun gets cut down the middle.
  • सब्ज़ी दो मिनट में कट गई. The vegetables got cut in two minutes.
  • केक शाम को कटेगा. The cake will get cut in the evening.

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