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HINDI VERB

ऑफ़ करना

to switch off

  • #342 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 switch off
तुमyou switch off
आपyou switch off (politely)
वहhe/she switches off
हमwe switch off
वेthey switch off

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use ऑफ़ करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं घर से निकलते समय सब लाइटें ऑफ़ करती हूँ.

    I switch off all the lights when leaving the house.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन मीटिंग के लिए अपना फ़ोन ऑफ़ कर रहा है.

    Rohan is switching off his phone for the meeting.

  3. Past

    मैंने सोने से पहले टीवी ऑफ़ किया.

    I switched off the TV before sleeping.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी रात दस बजे वाई-फ़ाई ऑफ़ करते थे.

    Papa ji used to switch off the wifi at ten at night.

  5. Future

    मैं जाते-जाते गीज़र ऑफ़ करूँगी.

    I'll switch off the geyser on my way out.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं एसी ऑफ़ करूँ, ठंड लग रही है?

    Shall I switch off the AC, it's getting cold?

  7. Requests and commands

    सोते समय फ़ोन ऑफ़ करो.

    Switch off the phone when you sleep.

Good to know

  • The opposite of ऑन करना: पंखा ऑफ़ करो; बंद करना is the Hindi word, used just as much.

Verbs like this one

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