All Grammar Flashcards
1
Q
यो
A
This
2
Q
-लाई as an object marker
A
Subject - object - verb
- The person who receives something as a result of this action (v) will become -लाई
- Object
a. Direct: who or what (receiving the action)
b. Indirect: to whom, for whom, for what (affected by action)
c. Indirect objects always have -लाई because they receive the object
3
Q
भयो
A
Events or transformations in the past (happened or became)
कोठामा गर्मि थियो - it was hot in my room
कोठामा गर्मि भयो - it became hot in my room
4
Q
Transitive and Intransitive Verb
A
All Nepali (v) are transitive (vt) or intransitive (vi)
- Transitive: must have an object that is acted upon
a. Eat - what is eaten
b. Do - what is done - Intransitive: verb cannot have an object
a. Motion, go, or come from - If you can use “what” it is transitive and it cannot be used with what it is intransitive
5
Q
त्यो
A
That
6
Q
Female human noun
A
इ
रामेश्की आम
7
Q
का लागि
A
Plural for
पहुनाका लागि – for the guests
8
Q
Plural
A
आ
नेपालका गाउँहरु
9
Q
-ज्यादा
A
(postposition)
more
10
Q
-ले
A
- Emphasizes the subject of a (vt) in the habitual present tense
a. Role the subject plays ex. घामले न्यानो दिन्छ
b. Sentence is a question asking who or what is the subject of a (vt) ex. कसले त्यो कुरा भन्छ
c. If it is a reply to a question ex. आमाले भन्नुहुन्छ नि - Using faculties or instruments
हामी कानले सुन्छौ - Nouns that mark a casual functions
यस कारणले
त्यस कारणले
के कारणले
त्यसैले
11
Q
यी
A
These
12
Q
को लागि
A
Singular for
पहुनाको लागि – for the guest
13
Q
-ज्यादै
A
(postpostion)
Much more
जुम्लाको स्याउ ज्यादै मिठो हुन्छन
14
Q
Transitive + ले
A
Subject of a (vt) in the simple past tense must have ले
गर्नु = -ले
भयो/हुनु no ले
Ex. हामीहरुले काम सुरु गर्यौ
Ex. कम सुरु भयो
15
Q
छ
A
describes with an adjective or locates a thing or person
