गवा / गई / गए

Went: गवा, गई and गए

Level 2Sounds Like gavā, ga'ī a'ura ga'ē

The past of go and come changes for the subject.

How It Works

This pattern covers verbs that take no object: जाब and आउब, also पहुँचब and बइठब.

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one man or masculine nounगवाआवा
one woman or feminine nounगईआई
several, or respectगएआए

Respected people take the plural: चाचा जी लखनऊ गए. With हम, तू and तुम the endings are different: गएन, गइस and गएव.

Verbs with an object do not follow this table. They use -इस and -इन and do not change for gender. Hindi says गया, गई, गए; Awadhi says गवा for the man.

Examples (5)

  1. ऊ बजार गवा।

    He went to the market.

    गवा is for one man.

  2. नेहा स्कूल गई।

    Neha went to school.

    गई is for one woman.

  3. ऊ लोग गाँव गए।

    They went to the village.

    गए is for several people.

  4. चाचा जी लखनऊ गए।

    Uncle went to Lucknow.

    A respected person takes the plural गए.

  5. मुन्नी घरे आई।

    Munni came home.

    आई is the woman form of आवा.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi form गया.

    ऊ बजार गया।
    ऊ बजार गवा।

    The man form in Awadhi is गवा.

  • Using गवा for a woman.

    नेहा बजार गवा।
    नेहा बजार गई।

    Match the ending to the subject: गई for a woman.

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गवा / गई / गएLevel 2Went: गवा, गई and गए

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