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HINDI VERB

पिघलना

to melt

  • #395 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

How to use पिघलना

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

  1. Present

    दिल्ली की गर्मी में चॉकलेट मिनटों में पिघलती है.

    In Delhi's heat, chocolate melts in minutes.

  2. Continuous

    जल्दी खाओ, तुम्हारी आइसक्रीम पिघल रही है.

    Eat quickly, your ice cream is melting.

  3. Past

    शिमला में हमारी छत की बर्फ़ दो दिन में पिघली.

    In Shimla the snow on our roof melted in two days.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले पहाड़ों पर बर्फ़ मई में पिघलती थी, अब मार्च में.

    The snow in the mountains used to melt in May, now it's March.

  5. Future

    गरम रोटी पर मक्खन अपने आप पिघलेगा.

    On a hot roti the butter will melt by itself.

  6. Subjunctive

    आइसक्रीम फ़्रिज में रखो ताकि वह न पिघले.

    Put the ice cream in the fridge so it doesn't melt.

Good to know

  • Things melt by themselves with पिघलना; to melt something, like butter, is पिघलाना.

Where you hear पिघलना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • गर्मी में मिठाई जल्दी पिघलती है. In the heat sweets melt quickly.
  • मक्खन धूप में पिघल गया. The butter melted in the sun.
  • बर्फ़ दोपहर तक पिघल जाएगी. The ice will melt by noon.

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