Conjugation of “to learn” in continuous tense

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Basic Structure of Continuous Tense in Nepali

[Subject] + [verb root] + दै + [congujative suffix]

Step 1: Remove -nu

सिक्नु → सिक

Step 2: Add दै

सिक → सिक्दै

 Present Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhoot Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + root verb(सिक्दै) +congugative suffix(छु/छे/छ/छौँ/छौ/छन्)

Subject + root verb(sikdai) +congugative suffix(chu/che/cha/chau/chan)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I am learning.	Ma sikdai chu	म सिक्दै छु।
You(informal) are learning.	Timi sikdai chau	तिमी सिक्दै छौ।
You (formal) are learning.	Tapai sikdai hunuhuncha	तपाईं सिक्दै हुनुहुन्छ।
He is learning. (informal)	Uh sikdai cha	ऊ सिक्दै छ।
She is learning. (informal)	Uni sikdai chin	उनी सिक्दै छिन्।
He / She is learning. (formal)	Uha sikdai hunuhuncha	उहाँ सिक्दै हुनुहुन्छ।
We are learning.	Hami sikdai chau	हामी सिक्दै छौं।
They are learning.	Uniharu sikdai chan	उनीहरू सिक्दै छन्।

 Past Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + verb root(सिक्दै) +(थियो / थिए / etc.)

Subject + verb root (sikdai)+(thiyo/ thiye / etc.)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I was learning.	Ma sikdai thiye	म सिक्दै थिएँ।
You(informal) were learning.	Timi sikdai thiyou	तिमी सिक्दै थियौ।
You (formal) were learning.	Tapai sikdai hununthiyo	तपाईं सिक्दै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
He was learning. (informal)	Uh sikdai thiyo	ऊ सिक्दै थियो।
She was learning. (informal)	Uni sikdai thien	उनी सिक्दै थिइन्।
He / She was learning. (formal)	Uha sikdai hunuhunthiyo	उहाँ सिक्दै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
We were learning.	Hami sikdai thiyou	हामी सिक्दै थियौं।
They were learning.	Uniharu sikdai thiye	उनीहरू सिक्दै थिए।

 Future Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + verb root (सिक्दै)+ (हुनेछ / हुनेछन् / etc.)

Subject + verb root(sikdai) + (hunecha/ hunechan/ etc.)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I will be learning.	Ma sikdai hunechu	म सिक्दै हुनेछु।
You(informal) will be learning.	Timi sikdai hunechau	तिमी सिक्दै हुनेछौ।
You (formal) will be learning.	Tapai sikdai hunu hunecha	तपाईं सिक्दै हुनुहुनेछ।
He will be learning. (informal)	Uh sikdai hunecha	ऊ सिक्दै हुनेछ।
She will be learning. (informal)	Uni sikdai hunechin	उनी सिक्दै हुनेछिन्।
He / She will be learning. (formal)	Uha sikdai hunu hunecha	उहाँ सिक्दै हुनुहुनेछ।
We will be learning.	Hami sikdai hunechau	हामी सिक्दै हुनेछौं।
They will be learning.	Uniharu sikdai hunechan	उनीहरू सिक्दै हुनेछन्।

Comparison

Tense	English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
Present Continuous	I am learning.	Ma sikdai chu	म सिक्दै छु।
Past Continuous	I was learning.	Ma sikdai thiye	म सिक्दै थिएँ।
Future Continuous	I will be learning.	Ma sikdai hunechu	म सिक्दै हुनेछु।

Additional examples (with object):

[Subject] + [object]+ [verb root] + दै + [conjugative suffix]

Tense	English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
Present Continuous	I am learning Nepali.	Ma Nepali sikdai chu.	म नेपाली सिक्दै छु।
Past Continuous	We were learning songs.	Hami geet sikdai thiyou.	हामी गीत सिक्दै थियौँ।
Future Continuous	He will be learning a new skill.	Uh naya sip sikdai hunecha.	ऊ नयाँ सीप सिक्दै हुनेछ।