HINDI VERB

सिलना

to sew, to stitch

Conjugation

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI sewed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou sewed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou sewed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she sewed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe sewed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey sewed (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

दादी जी अब भी अपने कपड़े खुद सिलती हैं.

Dadi ji still sews her own clothes.
Continuous

दर्ज़ी मेरी शादी का कुर्ता सिल रहा है.

The tailor is stitching my wedding kurta.
Past

मैंने कल रात रोहन की फटी जेब सिली.

Last night I sewed up Rohan's torn pocket.
Imperfect

पहले मम्मी जी हमारी स्कूल की वर्दी सिलती थीं.

Mummy ji used to sew our school uniforms.
Future

मैं यह बटन अभी सिलूँगी, दो मिनट लगेंगे.

I'll sew this button on now, it'll take two minutes.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं इस पर्दे का किनारा सिलूँ?

Shall I stitch the edge of this curtain?
Requests and commands

यह बटन खुद सिलो, दर्ज़ी के पास क्यों जाना?

Sew this button yourself, why go to the tailor?

Takes ने and agrees with the garment: कुर्ता सिला, जेब सिली; the tailor सिलता है.

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