Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI interrupt | ||
| तुमyou interrupt | ||
| आपyou interrupt (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she interrupts | ||
| हमwe interrupt | ||
| वेthey interrupt |
HINDI VERB
टोकना
to interrupt, to correct someone mid-sentence
- #451 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 interrupting | ||
| तुमyou are interrupting | ||
| आपyou are interrupting (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is interrupting | ||
| हमwe are interrupting | ||
| वेthey are interrupting |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI interrupted (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou interrupted (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou interrupted (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she interrupted (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe interrupted (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey interrupted (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 interrupt | ||
| तुमyou used to interrupt | ||
| आपyou used to interrupt (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to interrupt | ||
| हमwe used to interrupt | ||
| वेthey used to interrupt |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will interrupt | ||
| तुमyou will interrupt | ||
| आपyou will interrupt (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will interrupt | ||
| हमwe will interrupt | ||
| वेthey will interrupt |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I interrupt
- तुम (that) you interrupt
- आप (that) you interrupt (politely)
- वह (that) he/she interrupt
- हम (that) we interrupt
- वे (that) they interrupt
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू interrupt! (intimate)
- तुम interrupt! (to a friend)
- आप interrupt! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) interrupt! (very politely)
How to use टोकना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दादी जी मेरे हर गलत शब्द पर टोकती हैं.
Dadi ji corrects me at every wrong word.
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Continuous
बोलने दो, तुम बार-बार टोक रहे हो.
Let me speak, you keep interrupting.
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Past
गुप्ता जी ने मीटिंग में मुझे तीन बार टोका.
Gupta ji interrupted me three times in the meeting.
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Imperfect
पहले पापा जी मेरी हिंदी पर बहुत टोकते थे.
Papa ji used to pick on my Hindi a lot.
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Future
अगर तुम गलत बोलोगे तो मैं टोकूँगी, ठीक है?
If you say it wrong I'll correct you, okay?
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Subjunctive
मुझे पूरी बात कहने दो, ताकि कोई न टोके.
Let me say the whole thing, so no one interrupts.
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Requests and commands
उसे बीच में मत टोको, पहले सुनो.
Don't interrupt him mid-sentence, listen first.
Good to know
- टोकना is to cut in and pull someone up, a parent's or a teacher's habit; to interrupt without the scolding is बीच में बोलना.
- The person you टोकते हो takes को: मम्मी जी ने मुझे टोका.
Where you hear टोकना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Fluency Level 2
- मैं हर गलत शब्द पर टोकती हूँ. I interrupt at every wrong word.
- मम्मी जी ने मुझे दो बार टोका. Mummy ji corrected me twice.
- मैं तुम्हें भाषण में नहीं टोकूँगी. I won't interrupt you in the speech.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).