मिलै जाब

Going to Do Something: -ै

Level 3Sounds Like milai jāba

-ै before go or come shows the reason for going: to do something.

How It Works

The purpose form ends in -ै. Add it to the stem of the verb you want to do, then use a verb of motion.

VerbPurpose form
मिलबमिलै
देखबदेखै
खाबखाय
जाबजाय

A stem that ends in a vowel takes -य instead of -ै. That is why "to eat" is खाय and not खाै. A verb whose -त form has व keeps it and takes -ै: आवत gives आवै, रोवत gives रोवै.

The motion verb carries the tense and the person: नेहा सना से मिलै गई (Neha went to meet Sana), हम काल्हि मेला देखै जाब (I will go to see the fair).

The purpose form is also used with लागब (start), आउब (know how) and चाही (should). Keep the form the same in all of them.

Examples (4)

  1. नेहा सना से मिलै गई।

    Neha went to meet Sana.

    मिलै gives the reason for going.

  2. ऊ खाय गवा।

    He went to eat.

    खाय is the purpose form of a vowel stem.

  3. हम काल्हि गाँव कै मेला देखै जाब।

    I will go to see the village fair tomorrow.

    देखै shows what the trip is for.

  4. लरिका खेलै गए अहैं।

    The children have gone to play.

    खेलै is the purpose form, गए अहैं the main verb.

Common Mistakes

  • Awadhi uses -ै, not the Hindi -ने ending.

    नेहा सना से मिलने गई।
    नेहा सना से मिलै गई।

    मिलने is Hindi; Awadhi says मिलै.

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मिलै जाबLevel 3Going to Do Something: -ै

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The -ै form goes on a stem before a verb of going.

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जाबआउब