Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI gather up | ||
| तुमyou gather up | ||
| आपyou gather up (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she gathers up | ||
| हमwe gather up | ||
| वेthey gather up |
HINDI VERB
समेटना
to gather up, to tidy away
- #367 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 gathering up | ||
| तुमyou are gathering up | ||
| आपyou are gathering up (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is gathering up | ||
| हमwe are gathering up | ||
| वेthey are gathering up |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI gathered up (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou gathered up (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou gathered up (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she gathered up (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe gathered up (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey gathered up (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 gather up | ||
| तुमyou used to gather up | ||
| आपyou used to gather up (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to gather up | ||
| हमwe used to gather up | ||
| वेthey used to gather up |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will gather up | ||
| तुमyou will gather up | ||
| आपyou will gather up (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will gather up | ||
| हमwe will gather up | ||
| वेthey will gather up |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I gather up
- तुम (that) you gather up
- आप (that) you gather up (politely)
- वह (that) he/she gather up
- हम (that) we gather up
- वे (that) they gather up
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू gather up! (intimate)
- तुम gather up! (to a friend)
- आप gather up! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) gather up! (very politely)
How to use समेटना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं सोने से पहले अपनी किताबें समेटता हूँ.
I tidy away my books before going to bed.
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Continuous
रोहन अपने खिलौने समेट रहा है.
Rohan is gathering up his toys.
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Past
बारिश आई तो हमने छत से कपड़े समेटे.
When the rain came we gathered up the clothes from the roof.
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Imperfect
पापा जी रोज़ रात मेज़ पर फैले कागज़ समेटते थे.
Papa ji used to tidy the papers spread on the table every night.
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Future
मैं पार्टी के बाद सारा सामान समेटूँगा.
I'll clear everything away after the party.
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Subjunctive
मेहमानों के जाने से पहले मैं बर्तन समेटूँ?
Shall I gather the dishes before the guests leave?
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Requests and commands
खेल खत्म, अब अपना सामान समेटो.
Game over, now gather up your things.
Good to know
- For scattered things: खिलौने समेटना, सामान समेटना; समेट लेना adds "all of it, done".
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).