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HINDI VERB

तलना

to fry

  • #377 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 fry
तुमyou fry
आपyou fry (politely)
वहhe/she fries
हमwe fry
वेthey fry

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use तलना

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

  1. Present

    मम्मी जी बारिश में हमेशा पकौड़े तलती हैं.

    Mummy ji always fries pakoras when it rains.

  2. Continuous

    हलवाई गरम तेल में जलेबी तल रहा है.

    The sweet-maker is frying jalebi in hot oil.

  3. Past

    दीवाली पर मैंने पूरियाँ तलीं.

    On Diwali I fried puris.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर इतवार समोसे तलती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to fry samosas every Sunday.

  5. Future

    शाम को मैं मछली तलूँगी.

    In the evening I'll fry fish.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं मेहमानों के लिए पकौड़े तलूँ?

    Shall I fry pakoras for the guests?

  7. Requests and commands

    तेल गरम है, अब आलू तलो.

    The oil is hot, fry the potatoes now.

Good to know

  • तलना is deep-frying in oil, as for पकौड़े and समोसे; cooking in general is पकाना.

Where you hear तलना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Beginner Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ सुबह जलेबी तलता हूँ. I fry jalebis every morning.
  • मैंने कल रात गुजिया तलीं. I fried the pastries last night.
  • मैं धीरे-धीरे तलूँगा. I'll fry slowly.

Hindi · Advanced Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ सुबह जलेबी तलता हूँ. I fry jalebis every morning.
  • मैंने कल रात गुजिया तलीं. I fried the pastries last night.
  • मैं धीरे-धीरे तलूँगा. I'll fry slowly.

Verbs like this one

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