Grammar

Question 1

1st Per. Sg., Simple Past Tense

Answer 1

म / मैले + verb stem + ए / इन

Question 2

म / मैले

Answer 2

म is used with intransitive verbs (no object); मैले is used with transitive verbs (object; ask “what?”)

Question 3

म सुते

Answer 3

I slept

Question 4

मैले खाए

Answer 4

I ate (what? pizza, eggs, etc.)

Question 5

2nd Per. Sg., (formal) Simple Past Tense

Answer 5

तपाइँ (तपाइले) + full verb + भयो / भएन

Question 6

Simple past with “garnu verbs”

Answer 6

always use मैले

Question 7

Simple past, जानु is irregular =

Answer 7

stem जा changes to ग = म गए

Question 8

मैले सुने

Answer 8

I heard

Question 9

3rd Per. Sg. (formal) Simple Past Tense

Answer 9

वहा” / वहाले + full verb + भयो / भएन

Question 10

1st Per. Pl. Simple Past Tense

Answer 10

हामि / (ले) + verb stem + यौ एनौ (both w/nasal: khaayau’ / khaaenau’)

Question 11

2nd Per. Sg. Informal Past Tense

Answer 11

timi / (ले ) + verb stem + यौ एनौ

Question 12

3rd Per. Sg. Informal Past Tense

Answer 12

ऊ / उसले + verb stem + यो / एन

Question 13

3rd Per. Pl. Informal Past Tense

Answer 13

उनीहरु / (ले ) + verb stem + ए / एनन्

Question 14

after one did something (after I ate, after eating)

Answer 14

past verb stem + एपछि

Question 15

तपाइले खाना खाएपछि

Answer 15

after you ate

Question 16

हिजो रातिमा उठेपछि सुत्न सकिन

Answer 16

After I woke up, I couldn’t sleep. (sutna sakina)

Question 17

2 forms of purpose clause:

Answer 17

Most common form of purpose clause is:
Pres. tense verb stem + न + conjugated verb. But this form can also be used:
Inf.+ को लागि + conjugated verb.

Question 18

past verb stem + एर

Answer 18

after doing something; having done something; and

Question 19

lunch खएर, आए

Answer 19

after eating lunch, I came.

Question 20

न + past verb stem + इकन

Answer 20

without doing something (ikana)

Question 21

म lunch नखाइकन आए

Answer 21

I came without eating lunch.

Question 22

म दात नमाझिकन सुत्दिन

Answer 22

I don’t sleep without brushing my teeth.

Question 23

धुनु : irregular past tense stem

Answer 23

धो

Question 24

रुनु : irregular past tense stem

Answer 24

(runu: to cry) रो

Question 25

छुनु : irregular past tense stem

Answer 25

(to touch) छो