কৰা নাছিলোঁ
Had Not Done
মই সেইটো লিখা নাছিলোঁ “I had not written that”.
How It Works
The pattern is the same as in the present. In the present it ends in নাই, and in the past it ends in নাছিল.
| Time | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Now | -া নাই | লিখা নাই “have not written” |
| Before | -া নাছিলোঁ | লিখা নাছিলোঁ “had not written” |
The verb itself does not change for the person, because only নাছিল takes the ending. Many verbs use the helper পোৱা and look like this: গম পোৱা নাছিলোঁ “I did not know”. Do not use this pattern for “was not doing”. For that, use কৰি থকা নাছিলোঁ.
Examples (5)
- মই সেইটো লিখা নাছিলোঁ।
I had not written that.
লিখা is the -া form, and নাছিলোঁ goes with মই.
- আমি সেই খবৰটো শুনা নাছিলোঁ।
We had not heard that news.
শুনা নাছিলোঁ means “had not heard”.
- তুমি তাইক ষ্টেচনত দেখা পোৱা নাছিলা নেকি?
Didn’t you get to see her at the station?
নাছিলা goes with তুমি, and নেকি makes a question.
- তুমি মোক কেতিয়াও সেই কথা কোৱা নাছিলা।
You never told me about that.
কেতিয়াও goes with a negative verb.
- মোৰ দেউতাই কেতিয়াও চিগাৰেট খোৱা নাছিল।
My father had never smoked.
নাছিল has no extra ending for a third person.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This is কৰা নাই and the past perfect put together, so learners need both first.
Related Patterns
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