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HINDI VERB

पकड़ना

to catch, to hold

  • #84 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 catch
तुमyou catch
आपyou catch (politely)
वहhe/she catches
हमwe catch
वेthey catch

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use पकड़ना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोज़ सुबह आठ बजे की मेट्रो पकड़ता हूँ.

    Every morning I catch the eight o'clock metro.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, बच्चा मेरी उँगली कितनी ज़ोर से पकड़ रहा है.

    Look how tightly the baby is holding my finger.

  3. Past

    मैंने भागकर आखिरी बस पकड़ी.

    I ran and caught the last bus.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में हम बारिश में मेंढक पकड़ते थे.

    As children we used to catch frogs in the rain.

  5. Future

    मैं कल सुबह की पहली ट्रेन पकड़ूँगा.

    I'll catch the first train tomorrow morning.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं आपका बैग पकड़ूँ?

    Shall I hold your bag?

  7. Requests and commands

    मेरा हाथ पकड़ो, सड़क पर बहुत भीड़ है.

    Hold my hand, the road is very crowded.

Good to know

  • A bus or a train is caught with पकड़ना too: मैंने आठ बजे की मेट्रो पकड़ी.

Where you hear पकड़ना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ मेट्रो पकड़ती हूँ. I catch the metro every day.
  • मैंने आज बस पकड़ी. I caught the bus today.
  • मैं सात बजे की ट्रेन पकड़ूँगा. I'll catch the seven o'clock train.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ मेट्रो पकड़ती हूँ. I catch the metro every day.
  • मैंने आज बस पकड़ी. I caught the bus today.
  • मैं सात बजे की ट्रेन पकड़ूँगा. I'll catch the seven o'clock train.
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The Flooded Lane

Beginner Level 3 · मेट्रो पकड़ने के लिए.

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The music night

Intermediate Level 2 · मुझे हाथ पकड़ने दो

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By the River

Intermediate Level 3 · देखा. और रस्सी पकड़ते हुए तुम हँस रही थीं.

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Diwali in the lane

Advanced Level 2 · कोई तकलीफ़ नहीं, सीढ़ी मैं पकड़ूँगा.

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A father on leave

Advanced Level 3 · पकड़ने दो

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The Mumbai local

Advanced Level 3 · फिर भी मैं दोनों हाथों से पकड़ रहा हूँ.

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The Cold Morning

Fluency Level 1 · हाथ-पैर सुन्न हैं. आज माइक कौन पकड़ेगा?

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