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HINDI VERB

रोकना

to stop, to keep someone

  • #77 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 stop
तुमyou stop
आपyou stop (politely)
वहhe/she stops
हमwe stop
वेthey stop

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use रोकना

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

  1. Present

    पुलिस यहाँ रोज़ गाड़ियाँ रोकती है.

    The police stop cars here every day.

  2. Continuous

    गार्ड सबको गेट पर रोक रहा है.

    The guard is stopping everyone at the gate.

  3. Past

    मम्मी जी ने मुझे खाने के लिए रोका.

    Mummy ji kept me for dinner.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हमें देर रात बाहर जाने से रोकती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to stop us from going out late at night.

  5. Future

    ड्राइवर बाज़ार के पास गाड़ी रोकेगा.

    The driver will stop the car near the market.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं ऑटो यहीं रोकूँ?

    Shall I stop the auto right here?

  7. Requests and commands

    भैया, अगले मोड़ पर रोकिए.

    Bhaiya, stop at the next turn.

Good to know

  • रोकना is to stop something or someone, गाड़ी रोको; रुकना is to stop yourself: मैं रुका.

Where you hear रोकना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मम्मी जी मुझे हर रविवार रोकती हैं. Mummy ji keeps me every Sunday.
  • शेफ़ ने मुझे रात को रोक लिया. Chef kept me at night.
  • मैं तुम्हें नहीं रोकूँगा. I won't stop you.

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मम्मी जी मुझे हर रविवार रोकती हैं. Mummy ji keeps me every Sunday.
  • शेफ़ ने मुझे रात को रोक लिया. Chef kept me at night.
  • मैं तुम्हें नहीं रोकूँगा. I won't stop you.
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The Morning After

Intermediate Level 1 · शेफ़ ने मुझे रोक लिया. · शेफ़ ने मुझे रोक लिया. शादी थी, तीन सौ मेहमान.

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Raju bhaiya's Auto

Intermediate Level 3 · भाई साहब, यहीं रोकिए.

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The lion and the hare

Fluency Level 2 · दूसरे शेर ने रास्ते में रोका

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