Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI drip | ||
| तुमyou drip | ||
| आपyou drip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she drips | ||
| हमwe drip | ||
| वेthey drip |
HINDI VERB
टपकना
to drip, to leak
- #400 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am dripping | ||
| तुमyou are dripping | ||
| आपyou are dripping (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is dripping | ||
| हमwe are dripping | ||
| वेthey are dripping |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI dripped | ||
| तुमyou dripped | ||
| आपyou dripped (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she dripped | ||
| हमwe dripped | ||
| वेthey dripped |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to drip | ||
| तुमyou used to drip | ||
| आपyou used to drip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to drip | ||
| हमwe used to drip | ||
| वेthey used to drip |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will drip | ||
| तुमyou will drip | ||
| आपyou will drip (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will drip | ||
| हमwe will drip | ||
| वेthey will drip |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I drip
- तुम (that) you drip
- आप (that) you drip (politely)
- वह (that) he/she drip
- हम (that) we drip
- वे (that) they drip
How to use टपकना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
बरसात में हमारी रसोई की छत टपकती है.
In the monsoon our kitchen roof leaks.
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Continuous
बाथरूम का नल सारी रात टपक रहा है.
The bathroom tap has been dripping all night.
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Past
कल रात मेरे कमरे की छत से पानी टपका.
Last night water dripped from my room's ceiling.
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Imperfect
पुराने घर में हर बारिश में छत टपकती थी.
In the old house the roof leaked every time it rained.
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Future
नल ठीक करवाओ, नहीं तो फिर टपकेगा.
Get the tap fixed, or it'll drip again.
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Subjunctive
मैं नहीं चाहता कि छत इस साल फिर टपके.
I don't want the roof to leak again this year.
Good to know
- A roof or a tap टपकता है, and so does the water: छत से पानी टपक रहा है.
Where you hear टपकना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Beginner Level 3
- बरसात में हर छत टपकती है. In the monsoon every roof drips.
- कल रात छत टपकी. Last night the roof dripped.
- बाल्टी रखो, नहीं तो पानी टपकेगा. Put a bucket, or water will drip.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.