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HINDI VERB

सुलझाना

to solve, to sort out

  • #307 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 solve
तुमyou solve
आपyou solve (politely)
वहhe/she solves
हमwe solve
वेthey solve

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use सुलझाना

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

  1. Present

    दादी जी घर का हर झगड़ा सुलझाती हैं.

    Dadi ji sorts out every quarrel in the house.

  2. Continuous

    मैं अभी मीरा की उलझी हुई चेन सुलझा रही हूँ.

    I'm untangling Meera's knotted chain right now.

  3. Past

    गुप्ता जी ने दोनों भाइयों का झगड़ा सुलझाया.

    Gupta ji sorted out the two brothers' quarrel.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी पड़ोसियों के मसले भी सुलझाते थे.

    Papa ji used to sort out the neighbours' issues too.

  5. Future

    मैं यह गड़बड़ कल तक सुलझाऊँगा.

    I'll sort this mess out by tomorrow.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम दोनों अपनी बात खुद सुलझाओ.

    I want you two to sort out your dispute yourselves.

  7. Requests and commands

    पहले यह उलझन सुलझाओ, फिर आगे बढ़ो.

    Sort this tangle out first, then move on.

Good to know

  • For problems, quarrels and knots alike: झगड़ा सुलझाना, मसला सुलझाना; सुलझना is for the thing sorting itself out.

Verbs like this one

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