करिहि / करिहहिं
Old Future Forms
Old texts make the future with -इहि and -इहहिं, close to today's करी and करिहैं.
How It Works
The old future is close to the speech future.
| Person | Old | Speech |
|---|---|---|
| he, she | करिहि | करी |
| they | करिहहिं | करिहैं |
| he will hear | सुनिहि | सुनी |
| they will hear | सुनिहहिं | सुनिहैं |
Look at the shape. The -इह- in the old form stays in the plural of speech (-इहैं), but the single form loses it. That is why करिहि and करी look like cousins.
The sound of a plural is a longer ending, so करिहहिं is easy to spot among its shorter singular.
These forms appear when a poem speaks of what will come: a promise or a prayer.
Use करी and करिहैं in conversation.
Examples (4)
- प्रभु सब कै भला करिहि।
The lord will do good for all.
करिहि is the old future for one.
- सब सखी मिलि सुनिहहिं।
All the friends will listen together.
सुनिहहिं is the old future for several.
- ऊ जब सुनिहि, तब सब बात जानिहि।
When he hears, he will know everything.
सुनिहि and जानिहि are old futures.
- संत सब मिलि भजन करिहहिं।
The saints will all sing hymns together.
करिहहिं is the old future for several.
How It Connects
Learn This First
These are the old forms of today's future.
Related Patterns
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