Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI weigh | ||
| तुमyou weigh | ||
| आपyou weigh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she weighs | ||
| हमwe weigh | ||
| वेthey weigh |
HINDI VERB
तोलना
to weigh
- #281 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 weighing | ||
| तुमyou are weighing | ||
| आपyou are weighing (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is weighing | ||
| हमwe are weighing | ||
| वेthey are weighing |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI weighed (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou weighed (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou weighed (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she weighed (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe weighed (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey weighed (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 weigh | ||
| तुमyou used to weigh | ||
| आपyou used to weigh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to weigh | ||
| हमwe used to weigh | ||
| वेthey used to weigh |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will weigh | ||
| तुमyou will weigh | ||
| आपyou will weigh (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will weigh | ||
| हमwe will weigh | ||
| वेthey will weigh |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I weigh
- तुम (that) you weigh
- आप (that) you weigh (politely)
- वह (that) he/she weigh
- हम (that) we weigh
- वे (that) they weigh
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू weigh! (intimate)
- तुम weigh! (to a friend)
- आप weigh! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) weigh! (very politely)
How to use तोलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
दुकानदार हर चीज़ ध्यान से तोलता है.
The shopkeeper weighs everything carefully.
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Continuous
भैया अभी आलू तोल रहे हैं.
Bhaiya is weighing the potatoes right now.
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Past
उसने मेरे सामने ही प्याज़ तोले.
He weighed the onions right in front of me.
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Imperfect
पहले वे सब्ज़ी पुराने तराज़ू से तोलते थे.
Before, they used to weigh vegetables with an old scale.
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Future
भैया पहले केले तोलेगा, फिर दाम बताएगा.
Bhaiya will weigh the bananas first, then tell the price.
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Subjunctive
भेजने से पहले क्या मैं पैकेट तोलूँ?
Shall I weigh the parcel before sending it?
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Requests and commands
भैया, एक किलो टमाटर तोलिए.
Bhaiya, weigh a kilo of tomatoes.
Good to know
- The thing weighed decides the past: सब्ज़ी तोली, आटा तोला.
Where you hear तोलना
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Hindi · Intermediate Level 1
- मैं हर डिब्बा तोलता हूँ. I weigh every box.
- मैंने आधा किलो जलेबी तोली. I weighed half a kilo of jalebi.
- मैं मिठाई तोलूँगा, आप बैठिए. I'll weigh the sweets, you sit.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).