HINDI VERB

संभलना

to steady oneself, to take care

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI steady oneself
तुमyou steady oneself
आपyou steady oneself (politely)
वहhe/she steadies oneself
हमwe steady oneself
वेthey steady oneself

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI steadied oneself
तुमyou steadied oneself
आपyou steadied oneself (politely)
वहhe/she steadied oneself
हमwe steadied oneself
वेthey steadied oneself

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to steady oneself
तुमyou used to steady oneself
आपyou used to steady oneself (politely)
वहhe/she used to steady oneself
हमwe used to steady oneself
वेthey used to steady oneself

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

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

Present

हर मुश्किल के बाद यह परिवार फिर संभलता है.

After every hardship this family steadies itself again.
Continuous

बीमारी के बाद गुप्ता जी धीरे-धीरे संभल रहे हैं.

After his illness Gupta ji is slowly getting back on his feet.
Past

केले के छिलके पर मैं फिसली, पर संभली.

I slipped on the banana peel, but steadied myself.
Imperfect

बचपन में मैं साइकिल पर मुश्किल से संभलता था.

As a child I could barely keep my balance on the bike.
Future

घबराओ मत, तुम्हारा भाई जल्दी संभलेगा.

Don't panic, your brother will soon be back on his feet.
Subjunctive

दादी जी को छड़ी दो, ताकि वे सीढ़ियों पर संभलें.

Give Dadi ji a stick, so she can steady herself on the stairs.
Requests and commands

संभलिए, फ़र्श अभी-अभी धोया है, गुप्ता जी!

Careful, Gupta ji, the floor has just been washed!

संभलकर, "steadily", is how you tell someone to be careful: संभलकर चलो, संभलकर जाओ.
Its "make" form is संभालना: बच्चे को संभालना is to look after a child, and खुद को संभालना to pull yourself together.

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

Fluency Level 2 · संभल के, सीढ़ी गीली है.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.