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HINDI VERB

साफ़ करना

to clean

  • #88 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 clean
तुमyou clean
आपyou clean (politely)
वहhe/she cleans
हमwe clean
वेthey clean

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use साफ़ करना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर शनिवार अपना कमरा साफ़ करता हूँ.

    I clean my room every Saturday.

  2. Continuous

    मम्मी जी रसोई साफ़ कर रही हैं.

    Mummy ji is cleaning the kitchen.

  3. Past

    मैंने सुबह पूरी गाड़ी साफ़ की.

    In the morning I cleaned the whole car.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी रोज़ सुबह आँगन साफ़ करती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to clean the courtyard every morning.

  5. Future

    मैं शाम को खिड़कियाँ साफ़ करूँगा.

    I'll clean the windows in the evening.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पहले मेज़ साफ़ करूँ?

    Shall I clean the table first?

  7. Requests and commands

    जाने से पहले अपनी मेज़ साफ़ करो.

    Clean your desk before leaving.

Good to know

  • The thing you clean decides the past: कमरा साफ़ किया, मेज़ साफ़ की.

Where you hear साफ़ करना

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Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं रविवार को फ़्लैट साफ़ करता हूँ. I clean the flat on Sunday.
  • मैंने कल फ़्लैट साफ़ किया. I cleaned the flat yesterday.
  • मैं छत साफ़ करूँगी. I'll clean the roof.

Verbs like this one

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