Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI grind | ||
| तुमyou grind | ||
| आपyou grind (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she grinds | ||
| हमwe grind | ||
| वेthey grind |
HINDI VERB
पीसना
to grind
- #385 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 grinding | ||
| तुमyou are grinding | ||
| आपyou are grinding (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is grinding | ||
| हमwe are grinding | ||
| वेthey are grinding |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI ground (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou ground (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou ground (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she ground (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe ground (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey ground (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 grind | ||
| तुमyou used to grind | ||
| आपyou used to grind (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to grind | ||
| हमwe used to grind | ||
| वेthey used to grind |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will grind | ||
| तुमyou will grind | ||
| आपyou will grind (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will grind | ||
| हमwe will grind | ||
| वेthey will grind |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I grind
- तुम (that) you grind
- आप (that) you grind (politely)
- वह (that) he/she grind
- हम (that) we grind
- वे (that) they grind
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू grind! (intimate)
- तुम grind! (to a friend)
- आप grind! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) grind! (very politely)
How to use पीसना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं मसाले हमेशा घर पर पीसता हूँ.
I always grind my spices at home.
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Continuous
दादी जी पत्थर पर चटनी पीस रही हैं.
Dadi ji is grinding chutney on the stone.
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Past
मैंने आज सुबह दाल पीसी.
I ground the lentils this morning.
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Imperfect
पहले मम्मी जी हाथ से आटा पीसती थीं.
Mummy ji used to grind flour by hand before.
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Future
मैं भल्लों के लिए दाल पीसूँगा.
I'll grind the lentils for the bhallas.
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Subjunctive
मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम अदरक बारीक पीसो.
I want you to grind the ginger fine.
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Requests and commands
मसाला थोड़ा और बारीक पीसिए.
Grind the masala a little finer.
Good to know
- Spices, lentils and a chutney are all ground with पीसना: मैंने चटनी पीसी.
Where you hear पीसना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं मसाले घर पर पीसती हूँ. I grind the spices at home.
- मैंने सुबह दाल पीसी. I ground the lentils in the morning.
- मैं इलायची अभी पीसूँगा. I'll grind the cardamom now.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).