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
पकना
to cook, to ripen (of the thing itself)
- #382 most used
- Intransitive verb
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 |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI cooked | ||
| तुमyou cooked | ||
| आपyou cooked (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she cooked | ||
| हमwe cooked | ||
| वेthey cooked |
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
How to use पकना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
प्रेशर कुकर में दाल बीस मिनट में पकती है.
In the pressure cooker dal cooks in twenty minutes.
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Continuous
रसोई में मम्मी जी की खीर पक रही है.
Mummy ji's kheer is cooking in the kitchen.
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Past
आम इस साल जून में ही पके.
The mangoes ripened in June itself this year.
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Imperfect
दादी जी के ज़माने में खाना चूल्हे पर पकता था.
In Dadi ji's time food cooked on a wood stove.
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Future
चावल दस मिनट में पकेंगे, तब तक हाथ धो लो.
The rice will cook in ten minutes, wash your hands till then.
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Subjunctive
आँच धीमी रखो, ताकि सब्ज़ी अच्छी तरह पके.
Keep the flame low, so that the vegetables cook properly.
Good to know
- The food पकता है by itself, with no ने; the cook पकाता है it.
Where you hear पकना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 2
- दाल धीमी आँच पर पकती है. Dal cooks on a low flame.
- चावल दस मिनट में पक गए. The rice cooked in ten minutes.
- हलवा एक घंटे में पकेगा. The halwa will cook in an hour.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.