कि नाहीं
Or Not: कि नाहीं
कि can mean or, and कि नाहीं at the end asks or not.
How It Works
कि joins two choices.
- तुम चाय पियत हौ कि कॉफी? (Do you drink tea or coffee?)
- तुम चलिहौ कि नाहीं? (Are you coming or not?)
नाहीं at the end of the question is the second choice. The first half uses the normal verb; add कि नाहीं after it.
It makes a polite question a little firmer. Use it when you need an answer: ऊ आई कि नाहीं?
Do not mix it up with the other कि that comes after a verb like said or thought: कि. That कि is "that"; this one is "or".
Hindi says या नहीं. Awadhi says कि नाहीं.
Examples (5)
- तुम चलिहौ कि नाहीं?
Are you coming or not?
कि नाहीं is the second choice.
- ऊ आई कि नाहीं?
Will she come or not?
The verb is in the future.
- तुम चाय पियत हौ कि कॉफी?
Do you drink tea or coffee?
कि joins the two choices.
- हमका बताव, तुम खइहौ कि नाहीं।
Tell me whether you will eat or not.
कि नाहीं can end a statement.
- मोबाइल बंद किहेव कि नाहीं?
Did you switch off the phone or not?
Past verb with कि नाहीं.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi या.
तुम चलिहौ या नाहीं?तुम चलिहौ कि नाहीं?Awadhi uses कि for or.
How It Connects
Learn This First
कि नाहीं adds or not to a question, and the example uses the तुम future.
- नाहींSaying No or Not
Know नाहीं for no, because it is the second half of कि नाहीं.
Level 1 - का for Yes or No QuestionsYes or No Questions
Know how a yes or no question works, because कि नाहीं is another way to ask one.
Level 1 - -इहौFuture with तुम: -इहौ
Know the तुम future, because the example is तुम चलिहौ कि नाहीं?
Level 2
Related Patterns
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