Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI rot | ||
| तुमyou rot | ||
| आपyou rot (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she rots | ||
| हमwe rot | ||
| वेthey rot |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am rotting | ||
| तुमyou are rotting | ||
| आपyou are rotting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is rotting | ||
| हमwe are rotting | ||
| वेthey are rotting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI rotted | ||
| तुमyou rotted | ||
| आपyou rotted (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she rotted | ||
| हमwe rotted | ||
| वेthey rotted |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to rot | ||
| तुमyou used to rot | ||
| आपyou used to rot (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to rot | ||
| हमwe used to rot | ||
| वेthey used to rot |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will rot | ||
| तुमyou will rot | ||
| आपyou will rot (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will rot | ||
| हमwe will rot | ||
| वेthey will rot |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I rot
- तुम (that) you rot
- आप (that) you rot (politely)
- वह (that) he/she rot
- हम (that) we rot
- वे (that) they rot
How to use सड़ना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गर्मी में फल दो दिन में सड़ते हैं.
In summer fruit rots within two days.
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Continuous
फ़्रिज में कुछ सड़ रहा है, बदबू आ रही है.
Something is rotting in the fridge, there's a smell.
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Past
बारिश में टोकरी के सारे टमाटर सड़े.
In the rain all the tomatoes in the basket rotted.
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Imperfect
पहले हमारे यहाँ हर साल बहुत से आम सड़ते थे.
Back then many mangoes used to rot at our place every year.
-
Future
केले बाहर रखोगे तो जल्दी सड़ेंगे.
If you leave the bananas out they'll rot fast.
-
Subjunctive
सब्ज़ी फ़्रिज में रखो ताकि वह न सड़े.
Keep the vegetables in the fridge so they don't rot.
Good to know
- No ने: आम सड़े, सब्ज़ी सड़ी; सड़ा हुआ is "rotten".
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.