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HINDI VERB

पता चलना

to find out, to turn out (word for word: to come to be known)

  • #45 most used
  • Dative verb (the experiencer takes को)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit finds out

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit is finding out

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit found out

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit used to find out

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
वहit will find out

Subjunctive

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

  1. वह (that) it find out

How to use पता चलना

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

  1. Present

    यहाँ हर खबर दादी जी को पहले पता चलती है.

    Here Dadi ji finds out every piece of news first.

  2. Continuous

    अब मुझे असली बात पता चल रही है.

    Now I'm finding out the real story.

  3. Past

    मुझे कल पता चला कि रोहन दिल्ली में है.

    I found out yesterday that Rohan is in Delhi.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले ऐसी बातें देर से पता चलती थीं.

    Before, such things used to come out late.

  5. Future

    कल रिज़ल्ट से पता चलेगा कि कौन जीता.

    Tomorrow the result will tell who won.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं फ़ोन करती हूँ ताकि सच पता चले.

    I'll call so that the truth comes out.

Good to know

  • The one who finds out takes को, मुझे कल पता चला, I found out yesterday; the thing found out is the subject.

Where you hear पता चलना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मुझे सब कुछ देर से पता चलता है. I find out everything late.
  • पता चला कि वह कनॉट प्लेस में काम करती है. It turned out she works in Connaught Place.
  • कल तुम्हें पता चलेगा. Tomorrow you'll find out.

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • मुझे सब कुछ देर से पता चलता है. I find out everything late.
  • पता चला कि वह कनॉट प्लेस में काम करती है. It turned out she works in Connaught Place.
  • कल तुम्हें पता चलेगा. Tomorrow you'll find out.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).