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had … Used after a feminine singular verb form to describe a completed action in the past. The missing verb supplies the action, as in “had eaten” or “had understood.”

HI: मैंने रोटी खा ली थी।

EN: I had eaten the bread.

हमने पहले ही इस बारे में बात कर ली थी।

We had already talked about this.

मुझे पूरा यक़ीन था कि उन्होंने हमारी बात हमसे कहीं जल्दी समझ ली थी।

I was absolutely sure they had understood what we said long before we did.

रोटी खा ली थी।

I had eaten roti.

— 83 (2021)

प्लेन में खा ली थी रोटी।

I had eaten the roti on the plane.

— 83 (2021)