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HINDI VERB

लटकाना

to hang (something)

  • #361 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 hang
तुमyou hang
आपyou hang (politely)
वहhe/she hangs
हमwe hang
वेthey hang

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI hung (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou hung (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou hung (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she hung (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe hung (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey hung (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 hang
तुमyou used to hang
आपyou used to hang (politely)
वहhe/she used to hang
हमwe used to hang
वेthey used to hang

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लटकाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं गीले कपड़े बालकनी में लटकाती हूँ.

    I hang the wet clothes in the balcony.

  2. Continuous

    पापा जी दरवाज़े पर नई घंटी लटका रहे हैं.

    Papa ji is hanging a new bell on the door.

  3. Past

    मैंने दीवार पर दादी जी की तस्वीर लटकाई.

    I hung Dadi ji's picture on the wall.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम खिड़की पर आम के पत्ते लटकाते थे.

    We used to hang mango leaves on the window.

  5. Future

    मैं अपना बैग इस खूँटी पर लटकाऊँगी.

    I'll hang my bag on this hook.

  6. Subjunctive

    यह तस्वीर किस दीवार पर लटकाऊँ?

    Which wall shall I hang this picture on?

  7. Requests and commands

    कोट बाहर लटकाओ, भीगा हुआ है.

    Hang the coat outside, it's wet.

Good to know

  • Where you hang it takes पर or से: खूँटी पर कोट लटकाना; लटकना is to hang by itself.

Verbs like this one

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