কৰি থকা নাছিলোঁ
Not Doing at That Time
আমি তেতিয়া গান শুনি থকা নাছিলোঁ “we were not listening to songs then”.
How It Works
The positive form কৰি আছিলোঁ uses আছিল. The negative uses থকা and নাছিল instead, and the first verb gets no ন-.
| Person | Was not doing |
|---|---|
| মই, আমি | বিচাৰি থকা নাছিলোঁ |
| তুমি | বিচাৰি থকা নাছিলা |
| সি, তাই, তেওঁ | বিচাৰি থকা নাছিল |
| আপুনি | বিচাৰি থকা নাছিলে |
Here থকা is the -া form of থাক “to stay”. It only shows that the action was going on. Compare বিচাৰি আছিলোঁ “I was looking” and বিচাৰি থকা নাছিলোঁ “I was not looking”. Do not confuse it with কৰা নাছিলোঁ, which means “had not done”. In that pattern the verb takes -া and there is no থকা.
Examples (4)
- আমি তেতিয়া গান শুনি থকা নাছিলোঁ।
We were not listening to songs then.
থকা নাছিলোঁ says that the listening was not going on.
- মই কাৰো বাট চাই থকা নাছিলোঁ।
I was not waiting for anyone.
চাই is the -ি form of চা before থকা, and বাট চা means “wait for”.
- সৰু ল’ৰাটো টিভিৰ আগত বহি থকা নাছিল।
The little boy was not sitting in front of the TV.
নাছিল goes with a third-person subject.
- ৰূপজ্যোতিয়ে চিঞৰি থকা নাছিল।
Rupjyoti was not shouting.
চিঞৰি is the -ি form of the verb “shout”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This is the negative of কৰি আছিলোঁ, so learners need that pattern and কৰি থকা নাই first.
Related Patterns
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