टँगना (tangnaa)
verb
The intransitive verb 'to hang, be suspended' -- used for things like clothes, pictures, or bags that are hung up on a hook, wall, or line. Closely related to the transitive verb टाँगना (taangnaa, 'to hang something').
Sense
1
:
to be hung, to hang (of an object)
verb, intransitive Takes पर (par) for the surface/support the thing hangs from or on, e.g. कील पर (kiil par, 'on the nail').
Synonyms: लटकना (lataknaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Picture a Delhi household: coats टँगे रहते हैं (tange rahte hain, 'stay hung up') on hooks behind the door, and calendars or framed photos टँगे होते हैं (tange hote hain, 'are hanging') on the wall. The word carries a sense of something placed and staying put, which is why it pairs so naturally with everyday fixtures like hooks, nails, and racks.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for लटकना (lataknaa) by default in every 'hanging' context; टँगना (tangnaa) specifically suggests something deliberately hung up and secured (a coat on a hook, a picture on a wall), whereas लटकना (lataknaa) is more general and covers things dangling loosely too. 2) As an intransitive verb describing a state, it does not take ने (ne) in the perfective -- कमीज़ अलमारी में टँगी थी (kamiiz almaarii men tangii thii, 'the shirt was hanging in the cupboard'), not a ने-marked construction.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा कोट दरवाज़े के पीछे टँगा है।
My coat is hanging behind the door.
(meraa kot darvaaze ke piichhe tangaa hai।)
दीवार पर एक तस्वीर टँगी हुई थी।
A picture was hanging on the wall.
(diivaar par ek tasviir tangii huii thii।)
छत से एक झूमर टँगा हुआ है।
A chandelier is hanging from the ceiling.
(chhat se ek jhoomar tangaa huaa hai।)
सर्दियों में स्वेटर हुक पर टँगे रहते हैं।
In winter, sweaters stay hung up on the hook.
(sardiyon men svetar huk par tange rahte hain।)
क्या यह कैलेंडर हमेशा इस दीवार पर टँगा रहेगा?
Will this calendar always stay hanging on this wall?
(kyaa yah kailendar hameshaa is diivaar par tangaa rahegaa?)
अगर कील मज़बूत होती, तो तस्वीर ठीक से टँगती।
If the nail were sturdy, the picture would hang properly.
(agar kiil mazboot hotii, to tasviir thiik se tangtii।)
बरामदे में हर तरफ रंग-बिरंगी लालटेनें टँगी थीं।
Colorful lanterns were hanging all around the veranda.
(baraamde men har taraph rang-birangii laaltenen tangii thiin।)
उसका बैग रैक पर टँगा हुआ मिला।
His bag was found hanging on the rack.
(uskaa baig raik par tangaa huaa milaa।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि तस्वीर सीधी टँगे, टेढ़ी न रहे।
I hope the picture hangs straight, not crooked.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki tasviir siidhii tange, tedhii n rahe।)
पर्दे खिड़की पर सही तरीके से टँग गए हैं।
The curtains have ended up hanging properly on the window.
(parde khidkii par sahii tariike se tang gae hain।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
टँगना
(tangnaa)
infinitive oblique:
टँगने
(tangne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
टँगता
(tangtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
टँगते
(tangte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
टँगती
(tangtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
टँगतीं
(tangtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
टँग रहा
(tang rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
टँग रहे
(tang rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
टँग रही
(tang rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
टँग रहीं
(tang rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
टँगा
(tangaa)
perfective (pl.m):
टँगे
(tange)
perfective (sg.f):
टँगी
(tangii)
perfective (pl.f):
टँगीं
(tangiin)
imperative (informal):
टँग
(tang)
imperative (neutral):
टँगो
(tango)
imperative (formal):
टँगिए
(tangie)
future (1sg.m):
टँगूँगा
(tangoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
टँगूँगी
(tangoongii)
future (1pl.m):
टँगेंगे
(tangenge)
future (1pl.f):
टँगेंगी
(tangengii)
future (2sg.m):
टँगेगा
(tangegaa)
future (2sg.f):
टँगेगी
(tangegii)
future (2pl.m):
टँगोगे
(tangoge)
future (2pl.f):
टँगोगी
(tangogii)
future (3sg.m):
टँगेगा
(tangegaa)
future (3sg.f):
टँगेगी
(tangegii)
future (3pl.m):
टँगेंगे
(tangenge)
future (3pl.f):
टँगेंगी
(tangengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
टँगूँ
(tangoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
टँगें
(tangen)
subjunctive (2sg):
टँगे
(tange)
subjunctive (2pl):
टँगो
(tango)
subjunctive (3sg):
टँगे
(tange)
subjunctive (3pl):
टँगें
(tangen)