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HINDI VERB

फाड़ना

to tear (something)

  • #372 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 tear
तुमyou tear
आपyou tear (politely)
वहhe/she tears
हमwe tear
वेthey tear

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use फाड़ना

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

  1. Present

    बच्चा हर किताब के पन्ने फाड़ता है.

    The baby tears the pages of every book.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन पुराना कैलेंडर फाड़ रहा है.

    Rohan is tearing up the old calendar.

  3. Past

    मैंने गुस्से में वह चिट्ठी फाड़ी.

    I tore up that letter in anger.

  4. Imperfect

    हम कॉपी के पीछे के पन्ने फाड़ते थे.

    We used to tear out the back pages of our notebooks.

  5. Future

    मैं यह पुराना बिल फाड़ूँगी, अब ज़रूरत नहीं.

    I'll tear up this old bill, it's not needed anymore.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पैकेट यहाँ से फाड़ूँ?

    Shall I tear the packet open from here?

  7. Requests and commands

    यह पन्ना मत फाड़ो, ज़रूरी है.

    Don't tear this page, it's important.

Good to know

  • Takes ने and agrees with what you tear: कागज़ फाड़ा, चिट्ठी फाड़ी; फटना is to get torn by itself.

Verbs like this one

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