चूमना (choomnaa)
verb
A simple transitive verb meaning 'to kiss'; only one core sense in everyday use.
Sense
1
:
to kiss
verb, transitive
Synonyms: किस करना (kis karnaa, colloquial, English loan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Physical affection like kissing is generally kept private in North Indian family life, so चूमना (choomnaa) shows up more in songs, poetry, and romantic contexts than in casual descriptions of daily life -- unlike, say, hugging (गले लगाना, gale lagaanaa), which is freely mentioned between friends and family.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for the English loan किस करना (kis karnaa) in casual speech; चूमना (choomnaa) is the native verb and is completely normal in both spoken and written Hindi, not a formal-only choice. 2) The person or thing kissed takes the direct object marker को (ko) when definite/specific, e.g. बच्चे को चूमा (bachche ko choomaa, 'kissed the child') -- easy to drop by analogy with English.
Sample Sentences:
उसने धीरे से उसका माथा चूम लिया।
He gently kissed her forehead.
(usne dhiire se uskaa maathaa choom liyaa।)
माँ अपने सोते हुए बच्चे को चूमती है।
The mother kisses her sleeping child.
(maan apne sote hue bachche ko choomtii hai।)
गाने में नायक नायिका के हाथों को चूम रहा था।
In the song, the hero was kissing the heroine's hands.
(gaane men naayak naayikaa ke haathon ko choom rahaa thaa।)
काश वह मुझे उस पल चूम लेता।
I wish he had kissed me in that moment.
(kaash vah mujhe us pal choom letaa।)
अगर वह पास होता, तो शायद वह मेरे गाल चूम लेती।
If he had been near, she might have kissed my cheek.
(agar vah paas hotaa, to shaayad vah mere gaal choom letii।)
कविता में लिखा है कि लहरें किनारे को चूमती हैं।
The poem says that the waves kiss the shore.
(kavitaa men likhaa hai ki lahren kinaare ko choomtii hain।)
फिल्म के उस सीन में हीरो ने हीरोइन को चूम लिया।
In that scene of the film, the hero kissed the heroine.
(philm ke us siin men hiiro ne hiiroin ko choom liyaa।)
प्रेमी ने वादा किया कि वह उसे फिर से चूमेगा।
The lover promised that he would kiss her again.
(premii ne vaadaa kiyaa ki vah use phir se choomegaa।)
क्या तुम मुझे चूमोगे?
Will you kiss me?
(kyaa tum mujhe choomoge?)
उसे चूमा गया और वह शरमा गई।
She was kissed and she blushed.
(use choomaa gayaa aur vah sharmaa gaii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
चूमना
(choomnaa)
infinitive oblique:
चूमने
(choomne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
चूमता
(choomtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
चूमते
(choomte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
चूमती
(choomtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
चूमतीं
(choomtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
चूम रहा
(choom rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
चूम रहे
(choom rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
चूम रही
(choom rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
चूम रहीं
(choom rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
चूमा
(choomaa)
perfective (pl.m):
चूमे
(choome)
perfective (sg.f):
चूमी
(choomii)
perfective (pl.f):
चूमीं
(choomiin)
imperative (informal):
चूम
(choom)
imperative (neutral):
चूमो
(choomo)
imperative (formal):
चूमिए
(choomie)
future (1sg.m):
चूमूँगा
(choomoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
चूमूँगी
(choomoongii)
future (1pl.m):
चूमेंगे
(choomenge)
future (1pl.f):
चूमेंगी
(choomengii)
future (2sg.m):
चूमेगा
(choomegaa)
future (2sg.f):
चूमेगी
(choomegii)
future (2pl.m):
चूमोगे
(choomoge)
future (2pl.f):
चूमोगी
(choomogii)
future (3sg.m):
चूमेगा
(choomegaa)
future (3sg.f):
चूमेगी
(choomegii)
future (3pl.m):
चूमेंगे
(choomenge)
future (3pl.f):
चूमेंगी
(choomengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
चूमूँ
(choomoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
चूमें
(choomen)
subjunctive (2sg):
चूमे
(choome)
subjunctive (2pl):
चूमो
(choomo)
subjunctive (3sg):
चूमे
(choome)
subjunctive (3pl):
चूमें
(choomen)