Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI erase | ||
| तुमyou erase | ||
| आपyou erase (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she erases | ||
| हमwe erase | ||
| वेthey erase |
HINDI VERB
मिटाना
to erase, to wipe out
- #359 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am erasing | ||
| तुमyou are erasing | ||
| आपyou are erasing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is erasing | ||
| हमwe are erasing | ||
| वेthey are erasing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI erased (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou erased (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou erased (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she erased (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe erased (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey erased (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 erase | ||
| तुमyou used to erase | ||
| आपyou used to erase (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to erase | ||
| हमwe used to erase | ||
| वेthey used to erase |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will erase | ||
| तुमyou will erase | ||
| आपyou will erase (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will erase | ||
| हमwe will erase | ||
| वेthey will erase |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I erase
- तुम (that) you erase
- आप (that) you erase (politely)
- वह (that) he/she erase
- हम (that) we erase
- वे (that) they erase
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू erase! (intimate)
- तुम erase! (to a friend)
- आप erase! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) erase! (very politely)
How to use मिटाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
टीचर हर क्लास के बाद बोर्ड मिटाती हैं.
The teacher wipes the board after every class.
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Continuous
मैं फ़ोन से पुरानी फ़ोटो मिटा रहा हूँ.
I'm deleting old photos from my phone.
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Past
मैंने गलती से नेहा का नंबर फ़ोन से मिटाया.
I accidentally erased Neha's number from my phone.
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Imperfect
बचपन में मैं रबर से लिखा हुआ बार-बार मिटाता था.
As a kid I kept rubbing out what I'd written with an eraser.
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Future
मैं पुराने मैसेज आज रात मिटाऊँगी.
I'll delete the old messages tonight.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं बोर्ड पर लिखा हुआ मिटाऊँ?
Shall I erase what's written on the board?
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Requests and commands
यह पुराना नंबर अपने फ़ोन से मिटाओ.
Erase this old number from your phone.
Good to know
- Erase from a board or a phone with से: बोर्ड से मिटाना, फ़ोन से फ़ोटो मिटाना; डिलीट करना is also heard.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).