Nepali grammar

In Nepali, auxiliary verbs (सहायक क्रिया, sahayak kriya) are used to add meaning or grammatical function to the main verb in a sentence. An auxiliary verb is “a verb such as be, do, and have used with main verbs to show tense, etc. and to form questions, and negatives”, according to the Oxford Learners’ Dictionary. It has two auxiliary […]

An intransitive verb is a verb that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning. In Nepali, अकर्मक क्रिया (Akarmak Kriya) refers to intransitive verbs. These verbs typically describe actions or states that do not act upon an object. Example: She sleeps too much (Uni dherai sutchin) Sleep– Intransitive verb ( It gives

In Nepali, a transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. It is called सकर्मक क्रिया (Sakarmak Kriya) in Nepali. These verbs involve an action that is performed on something or someone. Some examples of Transitive verbs are: 1.उसले खाना खायो। (Usle khānā khāyo.)(He/She ate food.)Here, “खाना (khānā)” is

In Nepali, the habitual past tense describes actions or states that were regularly or habitually performed in the past. It corresponds to the English “used to” or “would” when referring to past habits. The habitual past tense in Nepali is typically formed by combining the root of the verb with specific suffixes based on the

In Nepali, Affirmative means karan(करण) and Negative means Akaran (अकरण) Karan is a sentence that has a positive meaning.An akaran is a sentence that has the opposite meaning. Example: Rama ate rice. रामले भात खायो. Ramle bhat khayo. Rama did not eat rice. रामले भात खाएन. Ramle bhat khayena. Note to be known: Sometimes, न

In Nepali grammar, vibhakti (case markers) hold special significance. They are suffixes attached to the end of words to clarify the relationship of a word with other words in a sentence or its role within the sentence. Case markers are usually associated with nouns, pronouns, or adjectives. Vibhakti refers to the specific suffixes added to

The “unknown past tense” in Nepali is commonly referred to as “अज्ञात भूतकाल” (Ajñāt Bhūtkāl). This tense is used to express past events where the specific time is unclear or unknown. It often implies that the speaker is uncertain about when the action occurred, or the emphasis is on the action itself rather than the

In Nepali, the habitual present tense describes actions that happen regularly or habits, similar to how it’s used in English. The verb ending typically changes to match the subject and provides a sense of ongoing or repeated action. Structure for Habitual Present Tense In Nepali, the habitual present tense often uses verb endings like: Examples

In Nepali, the present perfect tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past but have relevance to the present. The structure of the present perfect tense in Nepali typically involves the auxiliary verb “भएको छ” (bhaeko chha) for singular and “भएका छन्” (bhaeka chhan) for plural, along with a verb

In Nepali, past conditionals express hypothetical situations that could have happened in the past but didn’t. This is similar to saying “would have,” “could have,” or “should have” in English. Here’s how you can form past conditional sentences in Nepali, along with examples. Structure Past conditional sentences in Nepali often use the verb form “भएको