Compound Verbs Flashcards
To read aloud (for others’ sake)
पढ़ देना
To read to yourself
पढ़ लेना
To write down (for your own records)
लिख लेना
To write down (for someone else’s benefit)
लिख देना
To accompany; to join
साथ हो लेना
Work to be finished
काम हो लेना
To set off; to depart
चल देना
To laugh
हंस देना
Which auxiliary often imparts a sense of finality, completeness, or a state of change?
जाना
Which verb is often used as an auxiliary to indicate an action toward the subject/for the benefit of the subject?
लेना
Which verb is often used as an auxiliary to indicate an action away from the subject or for the benefit of another?
देना
To become
हो जाना
To go to sleep
सो जाना
To realise
समझ जाना
To arrive
आ जाना
To eat up
खा जाना
Which auxiliary signals that a verb (that can be intransitive or transitive) is being used in an intransitive form?
जाना
Which auxiliary is used with the oblique infinitive to signal that an action is just beginning to happen?
eg, “she was starting to sing a song”
लगना
eg, वह गाना गाने लगा
Which auxiliary, itself meaning “to throw down” or “to pour”, is used to imply that the action was done forcefully/with aggression or vehemence?
eg, “he killed the rabid dog”
डालना
eg, उसने पागल कुत्ते को मार दाला
Which auxiliary, itself meaning “to come out” or “to emerge”, is used to indicate that the action is done suddenly/unexpectedly? (Note, sometimes the auxiliary’s meaning overrides that of the original verb!)
eg, “the cat suddenly came out of the window”
निकलना
eg, बिल्ली खिड़की से अचानक आ निकली
Which auxiliary, itself meaning “to arise,” can indicate that something is happening suddenly/in an upward manner?
eg, “we burst out laughing”
उठना
eg, हम हँस उठे
To burst out laughing
हँस उठना
To run (upwards, i.e. ascending stairs)
भाग उठना
Which auxiliary, itself meaning “to fall,” can indicate that the action is happening suddenly/involves movement/is directed downwards?
eg, “the cat jumped off the wall”
पड़ना
eg, बिल्ली दीवार से कूद पड़ी
