Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI slip | ||
| तुमyou slip | ||
| आपyou slip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she slips | ||
| हमwe slip | ||
| वेthey slip |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am slipping | ||
| तुमyou are slipping | ||
| आपyou are slipping (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is slipping | ||
| हमwe are slipping | ||
| वेthey are slipping |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI slipped | ||
| तुमyou slipped | ||
| आपyou slipped (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she slipped | ||
| हमwe slipped | ||
| वेthey slipped |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to slip | ||
| तुमyou used to slip | ||
| आपyou used to slip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to slip | ||
| हमwe used to slip | ||
| वेthey used to slip |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will slip | ||
| तुमyou will slip | ||
| आपyou will slip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will slip | ||
| हमwe will slip | ||
| वेthey will slip |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I slip
- तुम (that) you slip
- आप (that) you slip (politely)
- वह (that) he/she slip
- हम (that) we slip
- वे (that) they slip
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू slip! (intimate)
- तुम slip! (to a friend)
- आप slip! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) slip! (very politely)
How to use फिसलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
बारिश में इन सीढ़ियों पर पैर फिसलता है.
In the rain your foot slips on these stairs.
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Continuous
गीले फ़र्श पर मेरा पैर फिसल रहा है.
My foot is slipping on the wet floor.
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Past
मैं बाथरूम में फिसली, पर चोट नहीं लगी.
I slipped in the bathroom, but didn't get hurt.
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Imperfect
बर्फ़ पर बच्चे बार-बार फिसलते थे.
The children kept slipping on the ice.
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Future
धीरे चलो, नहीं तो तुम फिसलोगे.
Walk slowly, or you'll slip.
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Subjunctive
फ़र्श पोंछ दो ताकि कोई न फिसले.
Wipe the floor so no one slips.
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Requests and commands
संभलकर उतरो, सीढ़ियों पर फिसलो मत.
Get down carefully, don't slip on the stairs.
Good to know
- No ने in the past: मैं फिसला, वह फिसली; फिसल जाना is the usual compound.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.