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HINDI VERB

सेंकना

to toast, to bake (a roti), to warm

  • #390 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI toast
तुमyou toast
आपyou toast (politely)
वहhe/she toasts
हमwe toast
वेthey toast

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI toasted (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou toasted (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou toasted (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she toasted (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe toasted (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey toasted (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 toast
तुमyou used to toast
आपyou used to toast (politely)
वहhe/she used to toast
हमwe used to toast
वेthey used to toast

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

  1. मैं (that) I toast
  2. तुम (that) you toast
  3. आप (that) you toast (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she toast
  5. हम (that) we toast
  6. वे (that) they toast

Requests and commands

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

  1. तू toast! (intimate)
  2. तुम toast! (to a friend)
  3. आप toast! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) toast! (very politely)

How to use सेंकना

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

  1. Present

    मैं रोटी सीधे आँच पर सेंकती हूँ.

    I cook the rotis directly over the flame.

  2. Continuous

    सर्दी है, हम आग के पास हाथ सेंक रहे हैं.

    It's cold, we're warming our hands by the fire.

  3. Past

    मैंने पूरे घर के लिए बीस रोटियाँ सेंकीं.

    I cooked twenty rotis for the whole house.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी चूल्हे पर रोटी सेंकती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to cook rotis on the clay stove.

  5. Future

    मैं अभी गरम रोटी सेंकूँगी, बैठो.

    I'll make hot rotis right now, sit down.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं ब्रेड टोस्टर में सेंकूँ?

    Shall I toast the bread in the toaster?

  7. Requests and commands

    रोटी दोनों तरफ़ से अच्छी तरह सेंको.

    Cook the roti well on both sides.

Good to know

  • रोटी सेंकना is to cook a roti on the तवा; हाथ सेंकना is to warm your hands at a fire.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).