Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI ride a bicycle | ||
| तुमyou ride a bicycle | ||
| आपyou ride a bicycle (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she rides a bicycle | ||
| हमwe ride a bicycle | ||
| वेthey ride a bicycle |
HINDI VERB
साइकिल चलाना
to ride a bicycle
- #352 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am riding a bicycle | ||
| तुमyou are riding a bicycle | ||
| आपyou are riding a bicycle (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is riding a bicycle | ||
| हमwe are riding a bicycle | ||
| वेthey are riding a bicycle |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI rode a bicycle (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou rode a bicycle (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou rode a bicycle (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she rode a bicycle (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe rode a bicycle (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey rode a bicycle (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 ride a bicycle | ||
| तुमyou used to ride a bicycle | ||
| आपyou used to ride a bicycle (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to ride a bicycle | ||
| हमwe used to ride a bicycle | ||
| वेthey used to ride a bicycle |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will ride a bicycle | ||
| तुमyou will ride a bicycle | ||
| आपyou will ride a bicycle (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will ride a bicycle | ||
| हमwe will ride a bicycle | ||
| वेthey will ride a bicycle |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I ride a bicycle
- तुम (that) you ride a bicycle
- आप (that) you ride a bicycle (politely)
- वह (that) he/she ride a bicycle
- हम (that) we ride a bicycle
- वे (that) they ride a bicycle
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू ride a bicycle! (intimate)
- तुम ride a bicycle! (to a friend)
- आप ride a bicycle! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) ride a bicycle! (very politely)
How to use साइकिल चलाना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन रोज़ स्कूल तक साइकिल चलाता है.
Rohan rides his bicycle to school every day.
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Continuous
देखो, नेहा पहली बार साइकिल चला रही है!
Look, Neha is riding a bicycle for the first time!
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Past
कल हमने पूरी शाम पार्क में साइकिल चलाई.
Yesterday we rode bicycles in the park all evening.
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Imperfect
कॉलेज में मैं रोज़ साइकिल चलाती थी.
In college I used to ride a bicycle every day.
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Future
रविवार को हम यमुना किनारे साइकिल चलाएंगे.
On Sunday we'll ride bicycles along the Yamuna.
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Subjunctive
मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि रोहन कम साइकिल चलाए.
Mummy ji wants Rohan to ride his bicycle less.
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Requests and commands
हेलमेट पहनकर ही साइकिल चलाओ.
Only ride your bicycle with a helmet on.
Good to know
- साइकिल is feminine, so the past is साइकिल चलाई; a car or a scooter is also चलाना.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).