-ब as a Noun
Naming an Action: -ब
The -ब form also names an action, like -ing in English.
How It Works
The dictionary form of a verb ends in -ब. It is also the future for हम. When it sits where a noun would sit, it names the action itself.
| Verb | As a noun |
|---|---|
| बनाउब | making |
| पढ़ब-लिखब | studying |
| तैरब | swimming |
| बचाउब | saving |
The -ब noun is the subject of a sentence (रीमेक बनाउब भी एक कला अहै) or the thing someone likes (तैरब हमका बहुतै नीक लागत अहै).
You can tell the noun from the future by the sentence. With हम and an action it is a future (हम पढ़ब, I will read). As the thing being talked about, it is a noun. हम can also be left out of a future: साँझ के बेरा बजार जाब.
Its object comes before it: पइसा बचाउब.
Examples (4)
- रीमेक बनाउब भी एक कला अहै।
Making a remake is an art too.
बनाउब names the action and is the subject.
- तैरब हमका बहुतै नीक लागत अहै।
I like swimming very much.
तैरब is the thing that is liked.
- पढ़ब-लिखब सब कै काम अहै।
Studying is everyone's job.
पढ़ब-लिखब is a pair of nouns.
- ई पइसा बचाउब कठिन अहै।
Saving this money is hard.
पइसा बचाउब is the whole subject.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The form that names an action is the dictionary form.
Related Patterns
- Future -बFuture with हम: -ब
The same form used as a future.
Level 2 - नीक लागबLiking Something: नीक लागब
The pattern for liking, which often takes a -ब noun.
Level 1 - -ै लागबStarting to: -ै लागब
Another way to turn a verb into a part of a sentence.
Level 3 - करै का चाहीShould: करै का चाही
Another pattern with the -ै form.
Level 3
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