Formation Of Compound and Complex Sentences – Learn Nepali

Welcome to our Nepali learning series! In this lesson, we’ll learn how to form compound and complex sentences in Nepali. You’ll understand how to join simple ideas using connectors and clauses to make your sentences sound more natural and fluent. Let’s get started!

Compound Sentences

It’s when we join two simple sentences with a connecting word.

Connecting words

रा/ ra= and (connects words)

अनि/ani = and / then (connects actions)

तर/tara = but (shows contrast)

यदि/yadi = if (for conditions, usually at start)

भए/vaye = if / when (used inside sentence)

Sentences

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
You and I are friends.	Ma ra timi sathi hau	म र तिमी साथी हौं।
I like tea and coffee.	Maile chiya ra kafi man parauchu	मैले चिया र कफी मन पराउँछु।
I wake up in the morning, and then I drink tea.	Ma bihan uthchu, ani chiya piuchu	म बिहान उठ्छु, अनि चिया पिउँछु।
He studied, and then he took the exam.	Usle padhyo, ani parikchya diyo	उसले पढ्यो, अनि परीक्षा दियो।
I want to go, but I don’t have time.	Ma jana chahanchu, tara samaya chaina	म जान चाहन्छु, तर समय छैन।
He is small, but strong.	Uh sano cha, tara baliyo cha	ऊ सानो छ, तर बलियो छ।
The weather is good, but I’m not going out.	Mausam ramrai cha, tara ma bahira janna	मौसम राम्रै छ, तर म बाहिर जान्न।
If you come, I will be happy.	Yadi time auchau vane, ma khusi hunchu	यदि तिमी आउछौ भने, म खुशी हुन्छु।
If it rains, we’ll stay at home.	Yadi pani paryo vane, hami gharmai baschau	यदि पानी पर्‍यो भने, हामी घरमै बस्छौं।
If I were rich, I would help everyone.	Ma dhani vayeko vaye, ma sabailai madat garthe	म धनी भएको भए, म सबैलाई मद्दत गर्थेँ।
When everyone is ready, we will leave.	Sabai tayar vaye, hami niskinchau	सबै तयार भए, हामी निस्किन्छौं।
I study and play.	Ma padchu ani khelchu	म पढ्छु अनि खेल्छु।
If you come, I’ll be happy.	Yadi timi auchau vane ma khusi hunchu	यदि तिमी आउछौ भने म खुशी हुन्छु।