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HINDI VERB

फैलना

to spread

  • #242 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI spread
तुमyou spread
आपyou spread (politely)
वहhe/she spreads
हमwe spread
वेthey spread

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to spread
तुमyou used to spread
आपyou used to spread (politely)
वहhe/she used to spread
हमwe used to spread
वेthey used to spread

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use फैलना

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

  1. Present

    दिल्ली में खबरें बहुत तेज़ फैलती हैं.

    In Delhi news spreads very fast.

  2. Continuous

    रसोई से पूरे घर में खुशबू फैल रही है.

    A fragrance is spreading from the kitchen through the whole house.

  3. Past

    बारिश का पानी पूरी गली में फैला.

    The rainwater spread across the whole lane.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हर बरसात में बीमारी फैलती थी.

    Illness used to spread every monsoon.

  5. Future

    यह बात कल तक पूरे दफ़्तर में फैलेगी.

    By tomorrow this will spread through the whole office.

  6. Subjunctive

    ढक्कन लगाओ ताकि बदबू न फैले.

    Put the lid on so that the smell doesn't spread.

  7. Requests and commands

    सोफ़े पर इतना मत फैलो, जगह दो.

    Don't sprawl so much on the sofa, make room.

Good to know

  • News, smells, disease and spilled water all फैलते हैं; फैलाना is to spread something yourself.

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