খা / ধো
Telling a Close Person What to Do
তোৰ মুখখন ধো means “wash your face”. This is the command to a child or a very close friend.
How It Works
| Who | “Wash” | “Eat” |
|---|---|---|
| তই | ধো | খা |
| তুমি | ধোৱাঁ | খোৱাঁ |
| আপুনি | ধোৱক | খাওক |
The nasal mark in ধোৱাঁ belongs to the command. The present for তুমি is ধোৱা, with no mark.
A command to তই can be sharp, so use it only where তই fits.
To tell a very close person not to do something, use the future form with ন-: তালৈ নাযাবি!.
Put the object or a describing word before the stem: শাক-পাচলিখিনি ধো “wash the vegetables”. The word নিজেই “by yourself” also fits: নিজেই ধো “wash yourself”.
Examples (5)
- তোৰ মুখখন ধো।
Wash your face.
ধো is the bare stem, the command for তই.
- তোৰ হাতদুখন ধো।
Wash your hands.
হাতদুখন is “both hands”, and the command stays ধো.
- শাক-পাচলিখিনি ধো।
Wash the vegetables.
The command is the same with any object.
- তই চাহ খা।
Have some tea.
খা is the bare stem of “eat” or “drink”.
- নিজেই ধো।
Wash yourself.
নিজেই “by yourself” goes before the command.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This is a command for someone you call তই, so learners need তই and the other command form first.
Related Patterns
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