Nepali syntax Flashcards
present simple positive - khaanu (to eat)
ma khaanchhu tapaai/wahha khaanuhunchha haami khaanchhau timi khaanchhau u khaanchha uniharu khaanchhan
present simple negative - hernu
ma herdina tapaai/wahaa hernuhunna haami herdainau timi herdainau u herdaina uniharu herdainan
past positive - siknu
ma sike tapaai/wahaa siknubhayo haami sikyau timi sikyau u sikyo uniharu sike
past negative - dhunu
ma dhoina tapaai/wahaa dhunubhaena haami dhoenau timi dhoenau u dhoena uniharu dhoenan
future positive - bolnu
ma bolchhu tapaai/wahaa bolnuhunchha haami bolchhau timi bolchhau u bolchha uniharu bolchhan
future negative - khelnu
ma kheldina tapaai/wahaa khelnuhunna haami kheldainau timi kheldainau u kheldaina uniharu kheldainan
progressive positive continuous - aaunu
ma aaudai chhu tapaai/wahaa aaudai hunuhunchha haami aaudai chhau timi aaudai chhau u aaudai chha uniharu aaudai chhan
progressive negative continuous - jaanu
ma aaudai chhaina tapaai/wahaa aaudai hunuhunna haami aaudai dainau timi aaudai dainau u aaudai daina uniharu aaudai dainan
“to be” present positive
ma chhu/hu tapaai/wahaa hunuhunchha haami chhau/hau u chha/ho uniharu chhan/hun
“to be” present negative
ma chhaina/hoina tapaai/wahaa hunuhunna haami chhainau/hoinau timi chhainau/hoinau u chhaina/hoina uniharu chhainan/hoinan
“to be” past positive
ma thie tapaai/wahaa hunuhunthyo haami thiyau timi thiyau u thiyo uniharu thie
“to be” past negative
ma thiina tapaai/wahaa hunuhunnathyo haami thienau timi thienau u thiena uniharu thienan
“to be” future positive
ma hunchhu tapaai/wahaa hunuhunchha haami hunchhau timi hunchhau u hunchha uniharu hunchhan
“to be” future negative
ma hudina tapaai/wahaa hunuhunna haami hudainau timi hudainau u hudaina uniharu hudainan
masanga kalam chha (chhaina)
I have a pen.
purpose verb
add “a” to vb inf. “herna jaanchhu” “going to see”
before - “bhandaa aghi” “agaadi”
u aaunu bhandaa aghi Nepali sikyo
immediately after “vb. +ne bittikai”
class sidhine bittikai gharmaa jaanchhu
“eko” - informal past and present continuous
kahaa hideko? Kahile aaunubhaeko?
dekhi
from (time) - bholi dekhi
baata
from (place) - USAbaata
“-epacchi”
after - “khaepachhi”
“vb + era” - after having done?
yo kitaab padhera timilaai dinchhu
“na + sb + ikana” - without doing s.t.
ma chini narakikana chiyaa piuchhu
“lagnu” present
laagyo / laageko chhaina
“lagnu” past
laagyo / laagena
“lagnu” future and gen
laagchha / laagdaina
“dukhnu” present
dukhyo / dukhecko chhaina
“dukhnu” past
dukhyo / dukhena
“dukhnu” future and gen
dukhchha / dukhdaina
kasrat garna dukhdaina
exercise does not hurt (general)
“sb + eko + time + bhayo” - how long ago?
Nepalmaa aaeko dui barsha bhayo
“sb + eko + time + bhayo” - how long ago?
biraami bhaeko kati bhayo?
“sb + edekhi” - since doing
trekking baata pharkedekhi u biraami bhayo
“pb + bichhar chha” - thinking of doing
aaune chhutimaa Thailand jaane bichar chaa
ho - thiyo - bhayo
he is a doctor he was a doctor he became a doctor
“pb + daa/daakheri” - when doing, while doing
KTMmaa hudaa usle Newari khaana khaayo
“vb + na paaunu” - to get to do something
ma film herna paauchhu
if then (present)
tapaai jaanuhunchha bhane ma pani jaanchhu
if, then (causal)
timi garna nasakne bhae ma garchhu
if then (future)
timi gayau bhane ma pani jaanchhu
if then (future casual)
jaado bhae ghaammaa basnus
saknu v. paaunu
saknu (can do it) paaunu (can manage to do)
saknu
timi paudi khelna sakchhau?
paaunu
ma hijo timro gharmaa aauna paaina
paaunu
maile timro chhitti paae - I received your letter
laamo kapal bhaeko ketaa ko ho?
Who is the long-haired boy?
eutaa khutta hune maanchhekolaagi football khelna gaarho hunchha
For the one-footed man, playing football will be hard