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HINDI VERB

फूँकना

to blow (on something), to blow out

  • #500 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 blow
तुमyou blow
आपyou blow (politely)
वहhe/she blows
हमwe blow
वेthey blow

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use फूँकना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर घूँट से पहले चाय पर फूँकता हूँ.

    I blow on the chai before every sip.

  2. Continuous

    मीरा केक की मोमबत्तियाँ फूँक रही है.

    Meera is blowing out the candles on the cake.

  3. Past

    मैंने गरम दाल पर फूँका, फिर भी जीभ जली.

    I blew on the hot dal, and still burnt my tongue.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी फूँकनी से चूल्हे की आग फूँकती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to blow the stove fire up with a blowpipe.

  5. Future

    तुम गिनोगे, मैं तीन पर दीया फूँकूँगा.

    You count, I'll blow the lamp out on three.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं मोमबत्ती फूँकूँ या पहले गाना गाएं?

    Shall I blow out the candle, or do we sing first?

  7. Requests and commands

    दूध गरम है, पहले फूँको, फिर पियो.

    The milk is hot, blow on it first, then drink.

Good to know

  • You blow on something with पर: गरम चाय पर फूँकना; to blow out a candle is मोमबत्ती फूँककर बुझाना or just फूँक मारना.
  • फूँक-फूँककर चलना, walking with little puffs, is doing something very, very carefully.

Where you hear फूँकना

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

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • मैं गरम चाय पर फूँकती हूँ. I blow on hot chai.
  • मैंने दीया फूँक कर बुझाया. I blew the lamp out.
  • मीरा केक पर फूँकेगी. Meera will blow on the cake.

Verbs like this one

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