Lesson 17 Grammar Flashcards
Present Passive tense
past verb stem + इनु
3rd person, pres. passive endings
इन्छ / इदैन
देखिन्छ
is seen
देखिदैन
is not seen
रोक्नु
to stop
रोकिनु
to be stopped
चाहनु
to want, would like to
चाहिन्छ
is needed/wanted
चाहिदैन
is not needed/wanted
के खान चाहनुहुन्छ ?
What would you like to eat?
खाइन्छ
is eaten
खाइदैन
is not eaten
मन पर्छ is used with nouns; मन लाग्यो is used with verbs
मलाइ pizza मन पर्छ ; मलाइ अर्को देश गुम्न मन लाग्यो
सुन्नु
to hear, to listen
सुनिनु
to be heard or listened to
Pres. Passive endings
Past Passive endings
इन्छा / इदैन
इयो / इएन
Usually in the store the shopkeeper will ask you “ के चाहियो ? and not “ के चाहिन्छ “
(past tense form, but present tense meaning) “What do you need?”
I should say “ upstairs पानि चाहियो .”
Water is needed upstairs
भानिन्छ / भनिदैन
is called / is not called
Past stem + इदिनु
to do something for someone
officeमा गइदिनुस
go to the office for me
