Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dry | ||
| तुमyou dry | ||
| आपyou dry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dries | ||
| हमwe dry | ||
| वेthey dry |
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am drying | ||
| तुमyou are drying | ||
| आपyou are drying (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is drying | ||
| हमwe are drying | ||
| वेthey are drying |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dried | ||
| तुमyou dried | ||
| आपyou dried (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dried | ||
| हमwe dried | ||
| वेthey dried |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to dry | ||
| तुमyou used to dry | ||
| आपyou used to dry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to dry | ||
| हमwe used to dry | ||
| वेthey used to dry |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will dry | ||
| तुमyou will dry | ||
| आपyou will dry (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will dry | ||
| हमwe will dry | ||
| वेthey will dry |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I dry
- तुम (that) you dry
- आप (that) you dry (politely)
- वह (that) he/she dry
- हम (that) we dry
- वे (that) they dry
How to use सूखना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
गर्मी में कपड़े एक घंटे में सूखते हैं.
In summer the clothes dry within an hour.
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Continuous
बाल अभी सूख रहे हैं, थोड़ा रुको.
My hair is still drying, wait a bit.
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Past
बारिश की वजह से कपड़े नहीं सूखे.
The clothes didn't dry because of the rain.
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Imperfect
गर्मियों में हमारे गाँव का तालाब सूखता था.
In summer our village pond used to dry up.
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Future
पेंट रात तक सूखेगा, हाथ मत लगाओ.
The paint will dry by night, don't touch it.
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Subjunctive
कपड़े छत पर डालो ताकि जल्दी सूखें.
Put the clothes on the roof so they dry quickly.
Good to know
- No ने: कपड़े सूखे, नदी सूखी; सुखाना is to dry something.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.