Chapter 5 - give me 500 rupees Flashcards
Another imperative form
Verb but उ to ऊ
But/ though
तर = but, त = though (cannot be first word in a sentence, if ending a question or command = then, in that case)
Habitual present negative alternative: he/ she won’t take
ऊ लिन्न।उनी लिन्नन्
Habitual present negative alternative: I won’t take
म लिन्नँ
Habitual present negative alternative: these/ those won’t take
यी/ती लिन्नन्
Habitual present negative alternative: they won’t take
उनीहरु लिन्नन्
Habitual present negative alternative: this/ that won’t take
यो/ त्यों लिन्न
Habitual present negative alternative: we won’t take
हामी लिन्नौं
Habitual present negative alternative: you won’t take
तिमि लिन्नौ । तपाईं लिनूहून्न
Habitual present negative alternative form
दै/दि to न् and nasalise the vowel
Habitual present negative, when to use the alternative form
Only V-verbs and VV-verbs, to express refusal to do something (I shall not/ I will not), must be used with दिनु and लिनु
What is an imperative
Give orders, make requests
Imperatives C-verbs
Informal = (न) base + अ (गर) Formal = (न) verb + होस् (गर्नुहोस्)
Imperatives V-verbs
Informal= (न) + base + ऊ (जाऊ) Informal = (न) + verb + होस् (जानुहोस्)
Imperatives VV-verbs
Drop second vowel:
Informal = (न) base - v2 + ऊ (आऊ)
Formal = (न) + verb + होस् (आउनुहोस्)
Irregular imperative bases: to take, to give, to wash, to cry, to be
लिनु - ले दिनु - दे धुनु- धो रुनु- रो हुनु- हो
Subject vs object
Subject = preforming the action Object = receives the action of verb/ verb is done to it
तिर
With verb of movement = in the direction of/ towards,
With other verb = in the vicinity of/ around,
बजेतिर = around… o’clock/ period of time (one hour एक जतितिर)
न
Before imperative = do not
After imperative = won’t you?
Used twice = neither… nor (always before the noun)
लाई as object marker
Indirect object takes लाई
Translated as to/ at
म तिमीलाई भन्छु = I say to you
Names, nouns and pronouns carry लाई