Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI cook | ||
| तुमyou cook | ||
| आपyou cook (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she cooks | ||
| हमwe cook | ||
| वेthey cook |
HINDI VERB
पकाना
to cook
- #90 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 cooking | ||
| तुमyou are cooking | ||
| आपyou are cooking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is cooking | ||
| हमwe are cooking | ||
| वेthey are cooking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI cooked (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou cooked (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou cooked (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she cooked (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe cooked (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey cooked (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 cook | ||
| तुमyou used to cook | ||
| आपyou used to cook (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to cook | ||
| हमwe used to cook | ||
| वेthey used to cook |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will cook | ||
| तुमyou will cook | ||
| आपyou will cook (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will cook | ||
| हमwe will cook | ||
| वेthey will cook |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I cook
- तुम (that) you cook
- आप (that) you cook (politely)
- वह (that) he/she cook
- हम (that) we cook
- वे (that) they cook
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू cook! (intimate)
- तुम cook! (to a friend)
- आप cook! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) cook! (very politely)
How to use पकाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रविवार को मैं घर पर खाना पकाता हूँ.
On Sundays I cook at home.
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Continuous
नेहा नई रसोई में पहली बार पका रही है.
Neha is cooking in the new kitchen for the first time.
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Past
कल रात मैंने दादी जी की रेसिपी से कद्दू पकाया.
Last night I cooked pumpkin from Dadi ji's recipe.
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Imperfect
दादी जी लकड़ी के चूल्हे पर पकाती थीं.
Dadi ji used to cook on a wood stove.
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Future
शादी के लिए हम सौ लोगों का खाना पकाएंगे.
For the wedding we'll cook food for a hundred people.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि रोहन आज पकाए.
I want Rohan to cook today.
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Requests and commands
दाल धीमी आँच पर पकाइए.
Cook the dal on a low flame.
Good to know
- पकाना is to cook something; पकना is for the food that cooks by itself: दाल पक रही है.
Where you hear पकाना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं रोज़ सुबह सब्ज़ी पकाती हूँ. I cook a vegetable dish every morning.
- मैंने कद्दू धीमी आँच पर पकाया. I cooked the pumpkin on a slow flame.
- कल मैं खीर पकाऊँगी. Tomorrow I'll cook rice pudding.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).