No Gender on Verbs
Verbs stay the same for a man or a woman, and so do most describing words: সি নাযায় “he does not go”.
How It Works
If you know Hindi, you may expect the verb to change for a woman. In Assamese it does not.
| Man | Woman |
|---|---|
| সি নাযায়। “He does not go.” | তাই নাযায়। “She does not go.” |
| সি বৰ ভাল। “He is very good.” | তাই বৰ ভাল। “She is very good.” |
| সি চাহ খায়। “He drinks tea.” | তাই চাহ খায়। “She drinks tea.” |
What does change is the address level. The verb ending follows the pronoun: মই কৰোঁ, তুমি কৰা, আপুনি কৰে. That choice depends on the relationship, not on sex.
Most describing words behave the same way: ভাল “good” and ডাঙৰ “big” have one form. A few words borrowed from Sanskrit come in pairs, such as বুদ্ধিমান and বুদ্ধিমতী “intelligent”.
Examples (5)
- সি নাযায়।
He does not go.
নাযায় is the negative of যায় “goes”.
- তাই নাযায়।
She does not go.
The verb is the same, and only the pronoun is different.
- সি বৰ ভাল।
He is very good.
ভাল is the same for a man.
- তাই বৰ ভাল।
She is very good.
ভাল is the same for a woman.
- তাই চাহ খায়।
She drinks tea.
খায় has no feminine form.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The same verb ending goes with সি and তাই, so learners need the present endings first.
Related Patterns
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