Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI get ground | ||
| तुमyou get ground | ||
| आपyou get ground (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she gets ground | ||
| हमwe get ground | ||
| वेthey get ground |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am getting ground | ||
| तुमyou are getting ground | ||
| आपyou are getting ground (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is getting ground | ||
| हमwe are getting ground | ||
| वेthey are getting ground |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI got ground | ||
| तुमyou got ground | ||
| आपyou got ground (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she got ground | ||
| हमwe got ground | ||
| वेthey got ground |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to get ground | ||
| तुमyou used to get ground | ||
| आपyou used to get ground (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to get ground | ||
| हमwe used to get ground | ||
| वेthey used to get ground |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will get ground | ||
| तुमyou will get ground | ||
| आपyou will get ground (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will get ground | ||
| हमwe will get ground | ||
| वेthey will get ground |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I get ground
- तुम (that) you get ground
- आप (that) you get ground (politely)
- वह (that) he/she get ground
- हम (that) we get ground
- वे (that) they get ground
How to use पिसना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
हमारा गेहूँ पास की चक्की पर पिसता है.
Our wheat gets ground at the nearby mill.
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Continuous
चटनी मिक्सी में पिस रही है, एक मिनट.
The chutney is being ground in the mixer, one minute.
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Past
गरम मसाला इस बार बहुत बारीक पिसा.
The garam masala got ground very fine this time.
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Imperfect
दादी जी के घर मसाले सिल पर पिसते थे.
At Dadi ji's house the spices used to be ground on a stone.
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Future
हमारा आटा आज शाम तक पिसेगा.
Our flour will be ground by this evening.
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Subjunctive
थोड़ा पानी डालो ताकि चटनी अच्छी पिसे.
Add a little water so that the chutney grinds well.
Good to know
- The thing ground is the subject, गेहूँ पिसा; the person uses पीसना, with the long ई.
Where you hear पिसना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Advanced Level 3
- चटनी सूखी पिसती है. The chutney gets ground dry.
- मसाला बारीक पिस गया. The spice got ground fine.
- गेहूँ कल पिसेगा. The wheat will get ground tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.