Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI paint | ||
| तुमyou paint | ||
| आपyou paint (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she paints | ||
| हमwe paint | ||
| वेthey paint |
HINDI VERB
रंग करना
to paint (a wall, a room)
- #357 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am painting | ||
| तुमyou are painting | ||
| आपyou are painting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is painting | ||
| हमwe are painting | ||
| वेthey are painting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI painted (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou painted (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou painted (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she painted (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe painted (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey painted (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 paint | ||
| तुमyou used to paint | ||
| आपyou used to paint (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to paint | ||
| हमwe used to paint | ||
| वेthey used to paint |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will paint | ||
| तुमyou will paint | ||
| आपyou will paint (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will paint | ||
| हमwe will paint | ||
| वेthey will paint |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I paint
- तुम (that) you paint
- आप (that) you paint (politely)
- वह (that) he/she paint
- हम (that) we paint
- वे (that) they paint
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू paint! (intimate)
- तुम paint! (to a friend)
- आप paint! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) paint! (very politely)
How to use रंग करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
पापा जी हर दीवाली से पहले घर रंग करते हैं.
Papa ji paints the house before every Diwali.
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Continuous
नेहा और रोहन बालकनी रंग कर रहे हैं.
Neha and Rohan are painting the balcony.
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Past
हमने पूरा कमरा खुद रंग किया.
We painted the whole room ourselves.
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Imperfect
पहले राजू भैया हमारी दुकान रंग करते थे.
Raju bhaiya used to paint our shop before.
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Future
मैं रसोई हल्का पीला रंग करूँगी.
I'll paint the kitchen a light yellow.
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Subjunctive
क्यों न हम कमरा खुद रंग करें?
Why don't we paint the room ourselves?
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Requests and commands
पहले छत रंग करो, फिर दीवारें.
Paint the ceiling first, then the walls.
Good to know
- रंग is the paint and is masculine: हमने कमरा रंग किया; a picture is painted with चित्र बनाना.
Where you hear रंग करना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं हर साल ऑटो रंग करता हूँ. I paint the auto every year.
- हमने कमरा खुद रंग किया. We painted the room ourselves.
- हम शनिवार को बेडरूम रंग करेंगे. We'll paint the bedroom on Saturday.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).