जाय देब

Letting Someone: देब

Level 4Sounds Like jāya dēba

The -ै form (-य after a vowel) plus देब means let someone do something.

How It Works

To let someone do something, use देब after the purpose form of the verb. The purpose form ends in -ै, or in -य after a vowel stem.

VerbPurpose formWith let
जाबजायहमका जाय देव
खेलबखेलैओका खेलै देव
आउबआवैउनका आवै देव
खाबखायलरिका का खाय देव

The person who is allowed takes का, like an object. देव is the तुम command here; with other subjects देब changes as usual: अम्मा हमका जाय देत अहैं.

Do not use the joining form (-इ) before देब. करि देब means "do it completely for someone", which is a different pattern.

Examples (4)

  1. हमका जाय देव।

    Let me go.

    जाय is the purpose form; देव means let.

  2. ओका खेलै देव।

    Let him play.

    खेलै is the purpose form of खेलब.

  3. अम्मा हमका मेला जाय देत अहैं।

    Amma lets me go to the fair.

    देत अहैं shows the letting is a habit.

  4. लरिका का रोवै देव, थोरी देर मा चुप होइ जाई।

    Let the child cry; he'll quiet down in a while.

    लरिका का is the one allowed; रोवै is the purpose form.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the joining form before देब.

    ओका काम करि देव।
    ओका काम करै देव।

    करि देव means do the work for him. करै देव means let him do it.

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जाय देबLevel 4Letting Someone: देब

Learn This First

Let needs the -ै form, देव as a command, and a to-form for the person.