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HINDI VERB

ठीक करना

to fix, to put right

  • #108 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 fix
तुमyou fix
आपyou fix (politely)
वहhe/she fixes
हमwe fix
वेthey fix

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use ठीक करना

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

  1. Present

    राजू भैया हमारी गली में पुराने पंखे ठीक करते हैं.

    Raju bhaiya fixes old fans in our lane.

  2. Continuous

    पापा जी अभी बाथरूम का नल ठीक कर रहे हैं.

    Papa ji is fixing the bathroom tap right now.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल रात अपना फ़ोन खुद ठीक किया.

    Last night I fixed my phone myself.

  4. Imperfect

    दादा जी गाँव में लोगों की घड़ियाँ ठीक करते थे.

    Dada ji used to fix people's watches in the village.

  5. Future

    मैं रविवार को साइकिल की चेन ठीक करूँगा.

    On Sunday I'll fix the bicycle chain.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पहले यह गलती ठीक करूँ?

    Shall I fix this mistake first?

  7. Requests and commands

    भैया, कृपया इस दरवाज़े का ताला ठीक कीजिए.

    Bhaiya, please fix the lock on this door.

Good to know

  • ठीक करना also puts right a mistake or a time; ठीक होना is to get well or to be all right.

Where you hear ठीक करना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ घड़ियाँ ठीक करता हूँ. I fix watches every day.
  • मैंने कल गैस का चूल्हा ठीक किया. I fixed the gas stove yesterday.
  • हम कल तक अँगूठी ठीक कर देंगे. We'll have the ring fixed by tomorrow.

Hindi · Fluency Level 2

  • मैं रोज़ घड़ियाँ ठीक करता हूँ. I fix watches every day.
  • मैंने कल गैस का चूल्हा ठीक किया. I fixed the gas stove yesterday.
  • हम कल तक अँगूठी ठीक कर देंगे. We'll have the ring fixed by tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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