गप करना (gap karnaa)

verb A compound verb built from the noun गप (gap, idle chat/gossip) plus करना (karnaa, 'to do'); it means to chat casually or gossip. Closely related to the more common plural form गप्पें मारना (gappen maarnaa).
Sense 1 : to chat casually, to gossip
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: गप्पें मारना (gappen maarnaa, more common colloquial version), बातें करना (baaten karnaa, neutral 'to talk'), गप्पें हांकना (gappen haanknaa, colloquial, exaggerated tall talk)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Picture friends lounging on a rooftop or over चाय (chaay, tea) with nothing urgent to do -- that lazy, meandering conversation is गप (gap). It carries a slightly playful, unserious flavor, as opposed to बातचीत (baatchiit), which is neutral for 'conversation' in general.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to गप्पें मारना (gappen maarnaa) since it's heard more often in casual speech; गप करना (gap karnaa) is understood but less frequent in everyday Delhi-NCR conversation. 2) गप (gap) itself can mean idle talk or an outright fib/tall tale depending on context, so गप करना (gap karnaa) can sometimes lean toward 'to make up stories' rather than just 'to chat' -- tone and context decide which sense is meant.
Sample Sentences:
हम छत पर बैठकर गप कर रहे थे। We were sitting on the roof, chatting.
(ham chhat par baithkar gap kar rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शाम को चाय के साथ थोड़ी गप हो जाती है। In the evening, there's usually a bit of chatting over tea.
(shaam ko chaay ke saath thodii gap ho jaatii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काम छोड़ो, थोड़ी गप करते हैं। Forget work, let's chat for a bit.
(kaam chhodo, thodii gap karte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतनी गप मत करो, कल परीक्षा है। Don't chat so much, there's an exam tomorrow.
(itnii gap mat karo, kal pariikshaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
वे दोनों घंटों गप करते रहे और किसी को पता ही नहीं चला। The two of them kept chatting for hours and nobody even noticed.
(ve donon ghanton gap karte rahe aur kisii ko pataa hii nahiin chalaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वक्त होता तो हम भी थोड़ी गप कर लेते। If there had been time, we would have chatted a bit too.
(agar vakt hotaa to ham bhii thodii gap kar lete।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पार्क में बुजुर्ग लोग अक्सर बैंच पर बैठकर गप करते हैं। Elderly people in the park often sit on the bench and chat.
(paark men bujurg log aksar bainch par baithkar gap karte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मीटिंग के बाद सब लोग गप करने लगे। After the meeting, everyone started chatting.
(miiting ke baad sab log gap karne lage।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम लोग यहाँ काम करने आए हो या गप करने? Did you people come here to work, or to chat?
(kyaa tum log yahaan kaam karne aae ho yaa gap karne?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कल फ्री होकर तुमसे थोड़ी गप कर पाऊँगा। Hopefully I'll be free tomorrow and can chat with you a bit.
(ummiid hai kal phrii hokar tumse thodii gap kar paaoongaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: गप करना (gap karnaa)
infinitive oblique: गप करने (gap karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): गप करता (gap kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): गप करते (gap karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): गप करती (gap kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): गप करतीं (gap kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): गप कर रहा (gap kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): गप कर रहे (gap kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): गप कर रही (gap kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): गप कर रहीं (gap kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): गप किया (gap kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): गप किए (gap kie)
perfective (sg.f): गप की (gap kii)
perfective (pl.f): गप कीं (gap kiin)
imperative (informal): गप कर (gap kar)
imperative (neutral): गप करो (gap karo)
imperative (formal): गप कीजिए (gap kiijie)
future (1sg.m): गप करूँगा (gap karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): गप करूँगी (gap karoongii)
future (1pl.m): गप करेंगे (gap karenge)
future (1pl.f): गप करेंगी (gap karengii)
future (2sg.m): गप करेगा (gap karegaa)
future (2sg.f): गप करेगी (gap karegii)
future (2pl.m): गप करोगे (gap karoge)
future (2pl.f): गप करोगी (gap karogii)
future (3sg.m): गप करेगा (gap karegaa)
future (3sg.f): गप करेगी (gap karegii)
future (3pl.m): गप करेंगे (gap karenge)
future (3pl.f): गप करेंगी (gap karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): गप करूँ (gap karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): गप करें (gap karen)
subjunctive (2sg): गप करे (gap kare)
subjunctive (2pl): गप करो (gap karo)
subjunctive (3sg): गप करे (gap kare)
subjunctive (3pl): गप करें (gap karen)