टाँगना (taangnaa)
verb
A concrete physical verb meaning to hang something up (like clothes, a picture, or a garland) on a hook, nail, or line. It has one core sense, with a common extended use for hanging pictures/certificates on a wall.
Sense
1
:
to hang (something) up
verb, transitive
Synonyms: लटकाना (latkaanaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Picture a Delhi balcony on a winter morning -- damp कपड़े (kapde) are टाँगे (taange) on the रस्सी (rassii) strung across it to catch the sun. That everyday image is exactly how Hindi speakers think of this word: it's very physical, almost always about clothes, garlands, pictures, or calendars going up on a hook or line, not an abstract 'suspending' of anything.
Common Mistakes: 1) Don't confuse with लटकना (lataknaa), which is intransitive ('to dangle/hang' by itself) -- टाँगना (taangnaa) always needs someone doing the hanging, i.e. an agent placing the object. 2) The thing being hung takes को (ko) or is simply the direct object, while the hook/peg/line it's hung on takes पर (par): कपड़े रस्सी पर टाँगना (kapde rassii par taangnaa, 'to hang clothes on the line').
Sample Sentences:
माँ हर सुबह छत पर कपड़े टाँगती है।
Mom hangs the clothes on the terrace every morning.
(maan har subah chhat par kapde taangtii hai।)
उसने दीवार पर बाबा की तस्वीर टाँग दी।
She hung her grandfather's picture on the wall.
(usne diivaar par baabaa kii tasviir taang dii।)
यह गीला तौलिया रस्सी पर टाँग दो।
Hang this wet towel on the line.
(yah giilaa tauliyaa rassii par taang do।)
वह दुकान के बाहर नई कैलेंडर टाँग रहा था।
He was hanging the new calendar outside the shop.
(vah dukaan ke baahar naii kailendar taang rahaa thaa।)
अगर हुक होता तो हम बैग यहीं टाँग देते।
If there were a hook, we would have hung the bag right here.
(agar huk hotaa to ham baig yahiin taang dete।)
दीवार पर एक भी फोटो नहीं टाँगी गई।
Not a single photo was hung on the wall.
(diivaar par ek bhii photo nahiin taangii gaii।)
शादी में मंडप पर फूलों की मालाएँ टाँगी जाती हैं।
At weddings, garlands of flowers are hung on the canopy.
(shaadii men mandap par phoolon kii maalaaen taangii jaatii hain।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम स्वेटर अलमारी में टाँग दो, फर्श पर मत छोड़ो।
I want you to hang the sweater in the closet, don't leave it on the floor.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum svetar almaarii men taang do, pharsh par mat chhodo।)
कल तक सारे झूमर टाँग दिए जाएँगे।
All the chandeliers will have been hung by tomorrow.
(kal tak saare jhoomar taang die jaaenge।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
टाँगना
(taangnaa)
infinitive oblique:
टाँगने
(taangne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
टाँगता
(taangtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
टाँगते
(taangte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
टाँगती
(taangtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
टाँगतीं
(taangtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
टाँग रहा
(taang rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
टाँग रहे
(taang rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
टाँग रही
(taang rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
टाँग रहीं
(taang rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
टाँगा
(taangaa)
perfective (pl.m):
टाँगे
(taange)
perfective (sg.f):
टाँगी
(taangii)
perfective (pl.f):
टाँगीं
(taangiin)
imperative (informal):
टाँग
(taang)
imperative (neutral):
टाँगो
(taango)
imperative (formal):
टाँगिए
(taangie)
future (1sg.m):
टाँगूँगा
(taangoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
टाँगूँगी
(taangoongii)
future (1pl.m):
टाँगेंगे
(taangenge)
future (1pl.f):
टाँगेंगी
(taangengii)
future (2sg.m):
टाँगेगा
(taangegaa)
future (2sg.f):
टाँगेगी
(taangegii)
future (2pl.m):
टाँगोगे
(taangoge)
future (2pl.f):
टाँगोगी
(taangogii)
future (3sg.m):
टाँगेगा
(taangegaa)
future (3sg.f):
टाँगेगी
(taangegii)
future (3pl.m):
टाँगेंगे
(taangenge)
future (3pl.f):
टाँगेंगी
(taangengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
टाँगूँ
(taangoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
टाँगें
(taangen)
subjunctive (2sg):
टाँगे
(taange)
subjunctive (2pl):
टाँगो
(taango)
subjunctive (3sg):
टाँगे
(taange)
subjunctive (3pl):
टाँगें
(taangen)