खिसकना (khisaknaa)
verb
A physical verb of slipping or shifting position, ranging from a chair sliding on the floor to a person slyly slipping away from a place -- and colloquially, a body part 'slipping' out of joint.
Sense
1
:
to move over, shift, slide (of objects or people making room/space)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: सरकना (saraknaa), हटना (hatnaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly on crowded buses and at family gatherings on a shared sofa: ज़रा खिसकिए (zaraa khiskie, 'please shift over a bit') is the everyday polite request to make space for one more person.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for हटना (hatnaa) here, but खिसकना (khisaknaa) carries a gentler, incremental 'shifting a bit' sense -- like sliding a chair over to make room -- rather than हटना (hatnaa)'s more general 'move away/remove.'
Sample Sentences:
ज़रा खिसकिए, मुझे भी बैठना है।
Please move over a bit, I need to sit too.
(zaraa khiskie, mujhe bhii baithnaa hai।)
थोड़ा खिसक जाओ, यार, जगह नहीं है।
Move over a little, man, there's no room.
(thodaa khisak jaao, yaar, jagah nahiin hai।)
वह अपनी कुर्सी थोड़ी और खिसकाकर मेरे पास आ गया।
He shifted his chair a bit closer and came over to me.
(vah apnii kursii thodii aur khiskaakar mere paas aa gayaa।)
सब लोग सोफ़े पर खिसकते जा रहे थे ताकि एक और आदमी बैठ सके।
Everyone kept shifting over on the sofa so that one more person could sit.
(sab log sofe par khisakte jaa rahe the taaki ek aur aadmii baith sake।)
बस में जब भी कोई चढ़ता है, लोग खिसक कर जगह बना देते हैं।
Whenever someone boards the bus, people shift over to make room.
(bas men jab bhii koii chadhtaa hai, log khisak kar jagah banaa dete hain।)
क्या आप ज़रा बाईं तरफ़ खिसक सकते हैं?
Could you please move over a little to the left?
(kyaa aap zaraa baaiin taraf khisak sakte hain?)
मेज़ को थोड़ा खिसका दो, तो कमरा बड़ा दिखेगा।
Shift the table a little and the room will look bigger.
(mez ko thodaa khiskaa do, to kamraa badaa dikhegaa।)
अगर तुम थोड़ा खिसक जाते तो मैं भी बैठ जाता।
If you had moved over a bit, I would have sat down too.
(agar tum thodaa khisak jaate to main bhii baith jaataa।)
अलमारी को दीवार से थोड़ा खिसकाया गया ताकि पीछे सफ़ाई हो सके।
The cupboard was moved a little away from the wall so that cleaning could be done behind it.
(almaarii ko diivaar se thodaa khiskaayaa gayaa taaki piichhe safaaii ho sake।)
भीड़ में हर कोई थोड़ा-थोड़ा खिसकता है और रास्ता बन जाता है।
In a crowd everyone shifts over just a little and a path forms.
(bhiid men har koii thodaa-thodaa khisaktaa hai aur raastaa ban jaataa hai।)
दादी ने अपना आसन थोड़ा खिसकाकर बच्चों के लिए जगह बनाई।
Grandmother shifted her seat a little to make space for the children.
(daadii ne apnaa aasan thodaa khiskaakar bachchon ke lie jagah banaaii।)
Sense
2
:
to slip away, sneak off (from a place or gathering, often unnoticed)
verb, intransitive Often used self-referentially about quietly leaving a boring or awkward situation, sometimes with a slightly comic or sheepish tone.
Synonyms: निकल जाना (nikal jaanaa), भाग जाना (bhaag jaanaa, stronger: to flee/run off)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic word for ducking out of a dull family function or a long meeting without saying formal goodbyes -- वह चुपचाप खिसक गया (vah chupchaap khisak gayaa, 'he quietly slipped away') paints a very familiar Delhi drawing-room scene.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense implies discretion or a bit of guilt/awkwardness in leaving -- it is not a neutral 'to leave' like जाना (jaanaa); using it for a plain, announced departure sounds odd.
Sample Sentences:
वह पार्टी से चुपचाप खिसक गया।
He quietly slipped away from the party.
(vah paartii se chupchaap khisak gayaa।)
मीटिंग बोरिंग हो रही थी तो मैं धीरे से खिसक गई।
The meeting was getting boring, so I quietly slipped away.
(miiting boring ho rahii thii to main dhiire se khisak gaii।)
जब भी घर में लंबा भाषण शुरू होता है, वह खिसक जाता है।
Whenever a long lecture starts at home, he sneaks off.
(jab bhii ghar men lambaa bhaashan shuroo hotaa hai, vah khisak jaataa hai।)
मौका मिलते ही खिसक जाना, यहाँ रुकने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।
Slip away the moment you get a chance, there's no need to stay here.
(maukaa milte hii khisak jaanaa, yahaan rukne kii zaroorat nahiin hai।)
वह अभी भी भीड़ से खिसक रहा है, किसी को दिखे नहीं इसलिए धीरे-धीरे बढ़ रहा है।
He's still sneaking away from the crowd, moving slowly so nobody notices.
(vah abhii bhii bhiid se khisak rahaa hai, kisii ko dikhe nahiin islie dhiire-dhiire badh rahaa hai।)
अगर बहाना मिल जाए तो वह अभी खिसक जाए।
If he could find an excuse, he would slip away right now.
(agar bahaanaa mil jaae to vah abhii khisak jaae।)
अगर पापा नज़रें फेरते तो मैं कब का खिसक जाता।
If Dad had looked away, I would have slipped off ages ago.
(agar paapaa nazren pherte to main kab kaa khisak jaataa।)
शादी की रस्में शुरू होने से पहले ही कई मेहमान खिसक चुके थे।
Many guests had already slipped away before the wedding rituals even began.
(shaadii kii rasmen shuroo hone se pahle hii kaii mehmaan khisak chuke the।)
लंबी बैठक से बीच में खिसकना अच्छा नहीं लगता, फिर भी लोग खिसक ही जाते हैं।
It doesn't look good to sneak out of a long meeting midway, yet people go ahead and do it.
(lambii baithak se biich men khisaknaa achchhaa nahiin lagtaa, phir bhii log khisak hii jaate hain।)
समारोह इतना उबाऊ था कि आधे मेहमान बीच में ही खिसक गए।
The function was so tedious that half the guests slipped away midway.
(samaaroh itnaa ubaaoo thaa ki aadhe mehmaan biich men hii khisak gae।)
औपचारिक विदाई के बिना ही अतिथि सभा से खिसक लिए।
The guests slipped away from the gathering without any formal goodbyes.
(aupchaarik vidaaii ke binaa hii atithi sabhaa se khisak lie।)
Sense
3
:
to slip out of place, become dislocated (of a joint, bone, or fixed part)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: उतरना (utarnaa, of a joint)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this at home when someone says उसका कंधा खिसक गया (uskaa kandhaa khisak gayaa, 'his shoulder slipped out of joint') -- a common way to describe a minor dislocation before rushing to the doctor or the local हड्डी वाला (haddii vaalaa, 'bone-setter').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with टूटना (tootnaa, 'to break') -- खिसकना (khisaknaa) here means the joint has shifted/slipped out of its socket, not that anything has broken or snapped.
Sample Sentences:
खेलते वक़्त उसका कंधा खिसक गया।
His shoulder got dislocated while playing.
(khelte vaqt uskaa kandhaa khisak gayaa।)
गिरने से उसकी कमर की हड्डी खिसक गई।
His back bone slipped out of place from the fall.
(girne se uskii kamar kii haddii khisak gaii।)
भारी सामान उठाने से घुटने की टोपी खिसक सकती है।
Lifting heavy things can make the kneecap slip out of place.
(bhaarii saamaan uthaane se ghutne kii topii khisak saktii hai।)
अगर तुम इस तरह कूदोगे तो तुम्हारी टखने की हड्डी खिसक जाएगी।
If you keep jumping like that, your ankle bone will slip out of place.
(agar tum is tarah koodoge to tumhaarii takhne kii haddii khisak jaaegii।)
डॉक्टर ने बताया कि गिरने से उसकी कोहनी की हड्डी खिसक गई थी।
The doctor said that his elbow bone had slipped out of joint from the fall.
(doktar ne bataayaa ki girne se uskii kohnii kii haddii khisak gaii thii।)
बुढ़ापे में अक्सर हड्डियाँ खिसक जाती हैं अगर ठीक से देखभाल न हो।
In old age, bones often slip out of place if not looked after properly.
(budhaape men aksar haddiyaan khisak jaatii hain agar thiik se dekhbhaal n ho।)
अगर वो सीढ़ी से गिरता तो उसका कंधा भी खिसक जाता।
If he had fallen from the ladder, his shoulder would have slipped out of place too.
(agar vo siidhii se girtaa to uskaa kandhaa bhii khisak jaataa।)
उसका जबड़ा खिसक गया था, इसलिए वह ठीक से बोल नहीं पा रहा था।
His jaw had slipped out of place, so he wasn't able to speak properly.
(uskaa jabdaa khisak gayaa thaa, islie vah thiik se bol nahiin paa rahaa thaa।)
हड्डी वाले ने कहा कि खिसकी हुई हड्डी को दबाकर वापस बैठाना पड़ेगा।
The bone-setter said that the dislocated bone would have to be pressed back into place.
(haddii vaale ne kahaa ki khiskii huii haddii ko dabaakar vaapas baithaanaa padegaa।)
क्रिकेट खेलते हुए उसकी उँगली की हड्डी खिसक गई।
His finger bone got dislocated while playing cricket.
(kriket khelte hue uskii unglii kii haddii khisak gaii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
खिसकना
(khisaknaa)
infinitive oblique:
खिसकने
(khisakne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
खिसकता
(khisaktaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
खिसकते
(khisakte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
खिसकती
(khisaktii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
खिसकतीं
(khisaktiin)
continuous (sg.m):
खिसक रहा
(khisak rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
खिसक रहे
(khisak rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
खिसक रही
(khisak rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
खिसक रहीं
(khisak rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
खिसका
(khiskaa)
perfective (pl.m):
खिसके
(khiske)
perfective (sg.f):
खिसकी
(khiskii)
perfective (pl.f):
खिसकीं
(khiskiin)
imperative (informal):
खिसक
(khisak)
imperative (neutral):
खिसको
(khisko)
imperative (formal):
खिसकिए
(khiskie)
future (1sg.m):
खिसकूँगा
(khiskoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
खिसकूँगी
(khiskoongii)
future (1pl.m):
खिसकेंगे
(khiskenge)
future (1pl.f):
खिसकेंगी
(khiskengii)
future (2sg.m):
खिसकेगा
(khiskegaa)
future (2sg.f):
खिसकेगी
(khiskegii)
future (2pl.m):
खिसकोगे
(khiskoge)
future (2pl.f):
खिसकोगी
(khiskogii)
future (3sg.m):
खिसकेगा
(khiskegaa)
future (3sg.f):
खिसकेगी
(khiskegii)
future (3pl.m):
खिसकेंगे
(khiskenge)
future (3pl.f):
खिसकेंगी
(khiskengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
खिसकूँ
(khiskoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
खिसकें
(khisken)
subjunctive (2sg):
खिसके
(khiske)
subjunctive (2pl):
खिसको
(khisko)
subjunctive (3sg):
खिसके
(khiske)
subjunctive (3pl):
खिसकें
(khisken)