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HINDI VERB

खींचना

to pull, to take a photo

  • #232 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use खींचना

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

  1. Present

    मैं घूमते समय बहुत फ़ोटो खींचता हूँ.

    I take lots of photos while travelling.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, वह बच्चा कुत्ते की पूँछ खींच रहा है.

    Look, that child is pulling the dog's tail.

  3. Past

    हमने ताज महल के सामने फ़ोटो खींची.

    We took a photo in front of the Taj Mahal.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में रोहन मेरे बाल खींचता था.

    In childhood Rohan used to pull my hair.

  5. Future

    मैं तुम्हारी एक अच्छी फ़ोटो खींचूँगा.

    I'll take a nice photo of you.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आप सब की फ़ोटो खींचूँ?

    Shall I take a photo of all of you?

  7. Requests and commands

    दरवाज़ा मत धकेलो, अपनी तरफ़ खींचो.

    Don't push the door, pull it towards you.

Good to know

  • फ़ोटो खींचना is to take a photo; फ़ोटो is feminine, so the past is फ़ोटो खींची.

Where you hear खींचना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • मैं हर रविवार फ़ोटो खींचती हूँ. I take photos every Sunday.
  • मैंने लोधी गार्डन में एक फ़ोटो खींची. I took a photo in Lodhi Garden.
  • मैं कल दुकान की फ़ोटो खींचूँगा. I'll take a photo of the shop tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).