-इस
Past with -इस: कहिस and देखिस
The past with -इस tells what one person did to something.
How It Works
Take the stem and add -इस. The ending is the same for a man and a woman.
- देख + इस = देखिस (saw)
- पढ़ + इस = पढ़िस (read)
- कह + इस = कहिस (said)
Stems that end in a vowel add the ending straight on: बनाइस (made), सुनाइस (told). Three verbs change their stem: करब gives किहिस, देब gives दिहिस, and लेब gives लिहिस.
Use -इस for one ordinary person and for तू. For several people or someone you respect, use -इन. The subject needs no ने in Awadhi: मुन्नी चीठी पढ़िस.
Examples (5)
- ऊ फिलिम देखिस।
She watched a film.
देखिस is देख plus -इस.
- तू का किहिस?
What did you do?
तू takes the same ending as ऊ.
- ऊ चीठी पढ़िस।
He read the letter.
The ending does not change for a man or a woman.
- मुन्नी खाना बनाइस।
Munni cooked the food.
A stem ending in a vowel adds -इस straight on.
- ऊ का कहिस?
What did he say?
कहिस is कह plus -इस.
Common Mistakes
Using -इस for someone you respect.
चाचा जी फिलिम देखिस।चाचा जी फिलिम देखिन।A respected person takes -इन.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The -इस past goes on a verb stem and works with both ऊ and तू.
- The -ब Dictionary Form
Find the stem by removing -ब, because -इस goes on it: देखब gives देखिस.
Foundations - ऊ / ईHe, She, This and That
Know ऊ, because the main use of -इस is ऊ कहिस and ऊ फिलिम देखिस.
Level 1 - तू / तुम / आपSaying You
Tell तू from तुम, because तू takes -इस and तुम takes a different ending.
Level 1
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