Basic Sentence Order
An Awadhi sentence usually puts the subject first and the verb last.
How It Works
Awadhi puts the verb at the end of the sentence. The subject comes first, then everything else, then the verb with its helper.
| Subject | Object or place | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| नेहा | चाय | पियत अहै। |
| अमित | बजार | जात अहै। |
| हम | किताब | पढ़त अही। |
The little words that mean in, on and from come after the noun: घर मा, छत पर, लखनऊ से. An adjective comes before its noun: छोट घर.
A question word does not move to the front. It sits where the answer would be: तुम कहाँ जात हौ? is literally you where going are?
The order is flexible when you want to stress something. You can say चाय नेहा पियत अहै to mean Neha is the one drinking the tea, but start with the plain order.
Examples (5)
- नेहा चाय पियत अहै।
Neha is drinking tea.
Subject, object, then the verb at the end.
- अमित बजार जात अहै।
Amit is going to the market.
The verb phrase जात अहै closes the sentence.
- हम किताब पढ़त अही।
I am reading a book.
The object किताब sits between the subject and the verb.
- अम्मा हमका बोलावत अहैं।
Mom is calling me.
The person receiving the action comes before the verb, marked with का.
- तुम कहाँ जात हौ?
Where are you going?
The question word कहाँ stays inside the sentence.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Sentence order is shown with real Awadhi sentences, so you need to read Devanagari first.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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