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HINDI VERB

पेंट करना

to paint (a wall, a sign, a door)

  • #356 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI paint
तुमyou paint
आपyou paint (politely)
वहhe/she paints
हमwe paint
वेthey paint

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use पेंट करना

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

  1. Present

    हर दीवाली हम दुकान का बोर्ड पेंट करते हैं.

    Every Diwali we paint the shop's sign.

  2. Continuous

    मज़दूर आज सीढ़ियों की रेलिंग पेंट कर रहे हैं.

    The workers are painting the stair railing today.

  3. Past

    मैंने रसोई की दीवार हल्के पीले रंग से पेंट की.

    I painted the kitchen wall light yellow.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले पापा जी दरवाज़े खुद पेंट करते थे.

    Papa ji used to paint the doors himself.

  5. Future

    मैं छुट्टी के दिन बालकनी का गेट पेंट करूँगा.

    I'll paint the balcony gate on my day off.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह कमरा नीला पेंट करूँ या सफ़ेद?

    Shall I paint this room blue or white?

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले दीवार साफ़ करो, फिर पेंट करो.

    Clean the wall first, then paint it.

Good to know

  • पेंट करना is for walls, doors and signs; a picture is painted with चित्र बनाना or पेंटिंग बनाना.
  • रंगना is the older word, still heard in रंगाई-पुताई, the yearly whitewash before Diwali.

Where you hear पेंट करना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • हम हर दीवाली दुकान का बोर्ड पेंट करते हैं. We paint the shop's sign every Diwali.
  • मैंने कल रसोई की दीवार पेंट की. I painted the kitchen wall yesterday.
  • मैं मीरा का कमरा गुलाबी पेंट करूँगी. I'll paint Meera's room pink.

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • हम हर दीवाली दुकान का बोर्ड पेंट करते हैं. We paint the shop's sign every Diwali.
  • मैंने कल रसोई की दीवार पेंट की. I painted the kitchen wall yesterday.
  • मैं मीरा का कमरा गुलाबी पेंट करूँगी. I'll paint Meera's room pink.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).