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HINDI VERB

टिकना

to last, to hold on, to stay put

  • #484 most used
  • Intransitive verb

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI last
तुमyou last
आपyou last (politely)
वहhe/she lasts
हमwe last
वेthey last

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to last
तुमyou used to last
आपyou used to last (politely)
वहhe/she used to last
हमwe used to last
वेthey used to last

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use टिकना

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

  1. Present

    यह सस्ता फ़ोन एक साल भी नहीं टिकता है.

    This cheap phone doesn't even last a year.

  2. Continuous

    रोहन इन दिनों दोस्त के घर पर टिक रहा है.

    Rohan is staying at a friend's place these days.

  3. Past

    मेरे पुराने जूते पाँच साल टिके.

    My old shoes lasted five years.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले चीज़ें बरसों टिकती थीं.

    Things used to last for years.

  5. Future

    यह पेंट बारिश में नहीं टिकेगा.

    This paint won't last in the rain.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम इस नौकरी में टिको.

    I want you to stay in this job.

  7. Requests and commands

    एक जगह टिको, इधर-उधर मत भागो.

    Stay put in one place, don't run around.

Good to know

  • No ने in the past: यह जूता दो साल टिका; कहीं टिकना is also to stay somewhere: वह मेरे घर पर टिका है.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.