-तै
As Soon as: -तै
-तै on a verb means as soon as.
How It Works
The ending -तै means "the moment it happens". It is the -त form with an added -ै for weight.
| Verb | With -तै |
|---|---|
| होब | होतै |
| आउब | आवतै |
| पहुँचब | पहुँचतै |
| सुनब | सुनतै |
The first action has no tense of its own; the main verb carries it. Examples: फिलिम खतम होतै सब निकलि गए (as soon as the film ended, everyone left).
If the verb has an object, it comes before the -तै form: गाना सुनतै.
Compare -तै with निकलत-निकलत. The doubled -त means "while", and the action goes on at the same time. -तै means "as soon as", and the next action follows at once.
Examples (4)
- फिलिम खतम होतै सब निकलि गए।
As soon as the film ended, everyone left.
होतै marks the moment.
- ऊ घरे पहुँचतै सोइ गवा।
As soon as he reached home, he fell asleep.
पहुँचतै is followed by the next action.
- अम्मा के आवतै लरिका चुप होइ गए।
As soon as Mom came, the children went quiet.
आवतै follows अम्मा के: a person doing the first action often takes के.
- फोन आवतै हम निकलि गएन।
As soon as the call came, I left.
फोन आवतै sets the time.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-तै adds -ै to the -त form, and the example ends in निकलि गए.
- -त अहैDoing Now or Usually: -त अहै
Know the -त form होत, because -तै is that form with -ै added: होतै.
Level 1 - बहुतै / उहैAdding Weight with -ै
Know the emphatic -ै in बहुतै, because होतै carries the same ending.
Level 3 - पहुँचि जाबCompleting a Change: जाब
Know पहुँचि गई, because the example ends in the same pattern: सब निकलि गए.
Level 3
Related Patterns
Practice -तै in Bubblegum
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