Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI torment | ||
| तुमyou torment | ||
| आपyou torment (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she torments | ||
| हमwe torment | ||
| वेthey torment |
HINDI VERB
सताना
to torment, to harass
- #435 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 tormenting | ||
| तुमyou are tormenting | ||
| आपyou are tormenting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is tormenting | ||
| हमwe are tormenting | ||
| वेthey are tormenting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI tormented (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou tormented (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou tormented (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she tormented (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe tormented (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey tormented (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 torment | ||
| तुमyou used to torment | ||
| आपyou used to torment (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to torment | ||
| हमwe used to torment | ||
| वेthey used to torment |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will torment | ||
| तुमyou will torment | ||
| आपyou will torment (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will torment | ||
| हमwe will torment | ||
| वेthey will torment |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I torment
- तुम (that) you torment
- आप (that) you torment (politely)
- वह (that) he/she torment
- हम (that) we torment
- वे (that) they torment
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू torment! (intimate)
- तुम torment! (to a friend)
- आप torment! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) torment! (very politely)
How to use सताना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गर्मी में मच्छर रात भर सताते हैं.
In summer the mosquitoes torment us all night.
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Continuous
पुराने घुटने का दर्द फिर से सता रहा है.
The old knee pain is bothering me again.
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Past
पूरी रात एक ही सवाल ने मुझे सताया.
The same question tormented me all night.
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Imperfect
बड़े लड़के छोटों को स्कूल में सताते थे.
The older boys used to bully the little ones at school.
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Future
यह बात मुझे कई दिन सताएगी.
This will bother me for days.
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Subjunctive
कोई तुम्हें सताए तो चुप मत रहो.
If anyone harasses you, don't stay silent.
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Requests and commands
जानवरों को मत सताओ, वे भी दर्द महसूस करते हैं.
Don't torment animals, they feel pain too.
Good to know
- The person takes को: बच्चों को सताना; a thought or a pain also सताता है: यह बात मुझे सताती है.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).