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HINDI VERB

फटना

to tear, to burst

  • #371 most used
  • Intransitive verb

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
मैंI tore
तुमyou tore
आपyou tore (politely)
वहhe/she tore
हमwe tore
वेthey tore

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

How to use फटना

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

  1. Present

    सस्ते जूते दो महीने में फटते हैं.

    Cheap shoes tear within two months.

  2. Continuous

    देखो, तुम्हारी जेब फट रही है.

    Look, your pocket is tearing.

  3. Past

    भीड़ में मेरी शर्ट फटी.

    My shirt got torn in the crowd.

  4. Imperfect

    बचपन में मेरे गुब्बारे हर बार फटते थे.

    As a kid my balloons used to burst every time.

  5. Future

    इतना भरोगे तो बैग फटेगा.

    If you stuff it that much, the bag will burst.

  6. Subjunctive

    धीरे खींचो ताकि कागज़ न फटे.

    Pull slowly so the paper doesn't tear.

Good to know

  • No ने: कमीज़ फटी, गुब्बारा फटा; फाड़ना is to tear something on purpose.

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