Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI smell something | ||
| तुमyou smell something | ||
| आपyou smell something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she smells something | ||
| हमwe smell something | ||
| वेthey smell something |
HINDI VERB
सूँघना
to smell something
- #249 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 smelling something | ||
| तुमyou are smelling something | ||
| आपyou are smelling something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is smelling something | ||
| हमwe are smelling something | ||
| वेthey are smelling something |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI smelled something (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou smelled something (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou smelled something (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she smelled something (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe smelled something (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey smelled something (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 smell something | ||
| तुमyou used to smell something | ||
| आपyou used to smell something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to smell something | ||
| हमwe used to smell something | ||
| वेthey used to smell something |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will smell something | ||
| तुमyou will smell something | ||
| आपyou will smell something (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will smell something | ||
| हमwe will smell something | ||
| वेthey will smell something |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I smell something
- तुम (that) you smell something
- आप (that) you smell something (politely)
- वह (that) he/she smell something
- हम (that) we smell something
- वे (that) they smell something
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू smell something! (intimate)
- तुम smell something! (to a friend)
- आप smell something! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) smell something! (very politely)
How to use सूँघना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं खरीदने से पहले आम सूँघती हूँ.
I smell mangoes before buying them.
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Continuous
रोहन दूध सूँघ रहा है, शायद खराब है.
Rohan is smelling the milk, maybe it's gone off.
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Past
मैंने फूल सूँघा और छींक आ गई.
I smelled the flower and sneezed.
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Imperfect
दादी जी हर मसाला पहले सूँघती थीं.
Dadi ji used to smell every spice first.
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Future
मैं मछली सूँघूँगा, फिर पैसे दूँगा.
I'll smell the fish, then pay.
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Subjunctive
क्या मैं यह इत्र सूँघूँ?
May I smell this perfume?
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Requests and commands
पहले आम सूँघो, फिर खरीदो.
Smell the mango first, then buy it.
Good to know
- सूँघना is to sniff something on purpose; a smell that reaches you is खुशबू आना: खुशबू आ रही है.
Where you hear सूँघना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 2
- मैं हर मसाला पहले सूँघता हूँ. I smell every spice first.
- मैंने इलायची सूँघी, बहुत अच्छी थी. I smelt the cardamom; it was very good.
- खरीदने से पहले मैं केसर सूँघूँगी. Before buying I'll smell the saffron.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).