पूछे

ask, asks, asked

p uː t͡ʃʰ eː → पूछना

पूछ to ask + े 2nd-person future/subjunctive; masculine plural perfective

verb · plural masculine / singular masculine, accusative / plural masculine, past tense / 2nd-person singular intimate, future tense / 3rd-person singular, future tense Uncommon #3,808

ask, asks Also used as a past-tense form meaning “asked,” and in बिना पूछे (“without asking”).

HI: कोई पूछे तो बता देना।

EN: If anyone asks, tell them.

asked

HI: उन्होंने कई सवाल पूछे।

EN: They asked several questions.

Conjugation of पूछना

पूछा पूछना पूछना पूछ पूछने पूछने पूछनेपूछेपूछेपूछते पूछते पूछता पूछकर

Indicative past

पूछापूछे

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	पूछूँ	पूछें
Second	पूछे	—
Third	पूछे	पूछें

पूछो पूछें

पूछे थे ना आप ही को क्यों कॉल किए?

You asked why I called you, didn’t you?

— Dhamaka (2021)

सब ये ना पूछे कैसे हुआ?

Everyone keeps asking how this happened.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

बिना मुझसे पूछे भी।

Even without asking me.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

मेरे बिना पूछे घर को बेच दो।

Sell the house without asking me.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

आप पूछे नहीं।

You didn't ask.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

अचानक पूछे गए सवाल जैसा कुछ नहीं।

There’s no such thing as a question coming out of nowhere.

अगली बार आए, मेरे बारे में पूछे, तो कुछ मत बोलना।

Next time they come and ask about me, don't say anything.

— Black Friday (2004)

पूछे!

Ask!

— రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం (2022)

वैसे भैया जी, हम आपसे पहले नहीं पूछे।

By the way, brother, we didn’t ask you first.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

"जब वो आए, जितना पूछे, बस उतना जवाब देना।"

When they arrive, answer only what they ask.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

और सवाल मुझसे पूछे जा रहे हैं?

And I’m the one being asked questions?

— Soni (2019)

जब वो आए, जितना पूछे, बस उतना जवाब देना।

When they come, answer only what they ask.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

मेरे बाप को बता देना, अगर पूछे तो।

Tell my father, if he asks.

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)

आप पूछे थे ना कि आपको क्यों कॉल किया?

You asked why I called you, right?

— Dhamaka (2021)

कोई आज हमसे पूछे ना, तो हम यही कहेंगे कि वो सही है।

If anyone asks us today, we’ll say that they’re right.

— Haq (2025)

Sounds similar to

पूरे p uː ɾ eː पूछा p uː t͡ʃʰ ɑː पूछो p uː t͡ʃʰ oː पूछें p uː t͡ʃʰ ẽː पूछूँ p uː t͡ʃʰ ũː