Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI put off | ||
| तुमyou put off | ||
| आपyou put off (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she puts off | ||
| हमwe put off | ||
| वेthey put off |
HINDI VERB
टालना
to put off, to postpone
- #306 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 putting off | ||
| तुमyou are putting off | ||
| आपyou are putting off (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is putting off | ||
| हमwe are putting off | ||
| वेthey are putting off |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI put off (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou put off (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou put off (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she put off (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe put off (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey put off (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 put off | ||
| तुमyou used to put off | ||
| आपyou used to put off (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to put off | ||
| हमwe used to put off | ||
| वेthey used to put off |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will put off | ||
| तुमyou will put off | ||
| आपyou will put off (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will put off | ||
| हमwe will put off | ||
| वेthey will put off |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I put off
- तुम (that) you put off
- आप (that) you put off (politely)
- वह (that) he/she put off
- हम (that) we put off
- वे (that) they put off
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू put off! (intimate)
- तुम put off! (to a friend)
- आप put off! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) put off! (very politely)
How to use टालना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
रोहन हर मुश्किल काम कल पर टालता है.
Rohan puts every hard task off till tomorrow.
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Continuous
मैं डॉक्टर के पास जाना हफ़्ते भर से टाल रहा हूँ.
I've been putting off going to the doctor for a week.
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Past
हमने बारिश की वजह से पिकनिक टाली.
We postponed the picnic because of the rain.
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Imperfect
पहले मैं हर काम आखिरी दिन तक टालता था.
I used to put off every job till the last day.
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Future
मैं अब यह फ़ैसला और नहीं टालूँगी.
I won't put this decision off any longer.
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Subjunctive
क्या हम मीटिंग अगले हफ़्ते तक टालें?
Shall we postpone the meeting till next week?
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Requests and commands
आज का काम कल पर मत टालो.
Don't put off today's work till tomorrow.
Good to know
- टालना pushes a thing to later, काम टालना, बात टालना; टालमटोल करना is to keep dodging.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).