तलना (talnaa)
verb
A single-sense kitchen verb: to fry or deep-fry something in oil or ghee.
Sense
1
:
to fry, deep-fry (food) in oil/ghee
verb, transitive
Synonyms: भूनना (bhoonnaa, roasting/dry-frying, not deep oil-frying)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Ask any Delhi household about breakfast and you'll hear this verb constantly: पूरियाँ तलना (pooriyaan talnaa, 'to fry pooris') or समोसे तलना (samose talnaa, 'to fry samosas') are everyday kitchen phrases, especially around festivals when the whole house smells of hot oil.
Common Mistakes: 1) Don't confuse with भूनना (bhoonnaa) -- तलना (talnaa) specifically means frying in a good amount of oil or ghee (like पूरी (poorii) or पकौड़े (pakaude)), while भूनना (bhoonnaa) is roasting or dry-frying with little to no oil, as with मसाले (masaale) or भुना हुआ चना (bhunaa huaa chanaa).
Sample Sentences:
माँ सुबह-सुबह पूरियाँ तलती है।
Mom fries pooris early in the morning.
(maan subah-subah pooriyaan taltii hai।)
दीवाली पर पूरा घर समोसे तलने की खुशबू से भर जाता है।
On Diwali, the whole house fills with the smell of samosas being fried.
(diivaalii par pooraa ghar samose talne kii khushboo se bhar jaataa hai।)
वह अभी कढ़ाई में पकौड़े तल रही है।
She is frying fritters in the wok right now.
(vah abhii kadhaaii men pakaude tal rahii hai।)
कल रात उसने देर तक जलेबियाँ तलीं।
Last night she fried jalebis late into the night.
(kal raat usne der tak jalebiyaan taliin।)
पहले तेल को अच्छी तरह गरम कर लो, फिर पूरियाँ तलो।
First heat the oil well, then fry the pooris.
(pahle tel ko achchhii tarah garam kar lo, phir pooriyaan talo।)
अगर मेहमान आ जाएँ, तो हमें समोसे तलने होंगे।
If guests show up, we'll have to fry samosas.
(agar mehmaan aa jaaen, to hamen samose talne honge।)
अगर बिजली न जाती, तो हम अब तक पापड़ तल चुके होते।
If the power hadn't gone out, we would have already finished frying the papads.
(agar bijlii n jaatii, to ham ab tak paapad tal chuke hote।)
त्योहारों के मौसम में हलवाई दिन-रात मिठाइयाँ तलते रहते हैं।
During the festival season, sweet-makers keep frying sweets day and night.
(tyohaaron ke mausam men halvaaii din-raat mithaaiyaan talte rahte hain।)
इस दुकान में मछली शुद्ध सरसों के तेल में तली जाती है।
In this shop, fish is fried in pure mustard oil.
(is dukaan men machhlii shuddh sarson ke tel men talii jaatii hai।)
क्या तुम मेरे लिए कुछ भजिए तल दोगे?
Will you fry up some fritters for me?
(kyaa tum mere lie kuchh bhajie tal doge?)
डॉक्टर ने कहा है कि बहुत ज़्यादा तला हुआ खाना सेहत के लिए ठीक नहीं है।
The doctor has said that too much fried food isn't good for health.
(doktar ne kahaa hai ki bahut zyaadaa talaa huaa khaanaa sehat ke lie thiik nahiin hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
तलना
(talnaa)
infinitive oblique:
तलने
(talne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
तलता
(taltaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
तलते
(talte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
तलती
(taltii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
तलतीं
(taltiin)
continuous (sg.m):
तल रहा
(tal rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
तल रहे
(tal rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
तल रही
(tal rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
तल रहीं
(tal rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
तला
(talaa)
perfective (pl.m):
तले
(tale)
perfective (sg.f):
तली
(talii)
perfective (pl.f):
तलीं
(taliin)
imperative (informal):
तल
(tal)
imperative (neutral):
तलो
(talo)
imperative (formal):
तलिए
(talie)
future (1sg.m):
तलूँगा
(taloongaa)
future (1sg.f):
तलूँगी
(taloongii)
future (1pl.m):
तलेंगे
(talenge)
future (1pl.f):
तलेंगी
(talengii)
future (2sg.m):
तलेगा
(talegaa)
future (2sg.f):
तलेगी
(talegii)
future (2pl.m):
तलोगे
(taloge)
future (2pl.f):
तलोगी
(talogii)
future (3sg.m):
तलेगा
(talegaa)
future (3sg.f):
तलेगी
(talegii)
future (3pl.m):
तलेंगे
(talenge)
future (3pl.f):
तलेंगी
(talengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
तलूँ
(taloon)
subjunctive (1pl):
तलें
(talen)
subjunctive (2sg):
तले
(tale)
subjunctive (2pl):
तलो
(talo)
subjunctive (3sg):
तले
(tale)
subjunctive (3pl):
तलें
(talen)