Long Noun Forms: -वा
Speakers often add -वा to a noun for someone or something already known.
How It Works
The long form of a noun ends in -वा. It points at a person or thing already known in the conversation.
| Plain | Long form |
|---|---|
| लरिका (boy) | लरिकवा |
| घोड़ा (horse) | घोड़वा |
| बेटा (son) | बेटवा |
It often carries a familiar or playful tone, and sometimes a dismissive one, depending on the voice. Use it with people you know well and about things you have already named.
It is not needed in a plain statement. लरिका कहाँ गवा? is perfectly good. Add -वा when you want the feel of "that boy" or "our boy".
The long form agrees with the noun's gender in the verb: लरिकवा गवा, but बिटियवा गई.
Examples (4)
- लरिकवा कहाँ गवा?
Where did that boy go?
लरिकवा points at a boy both people know.
- घोड़वा खेत मा चरत अहै।
The horse is grazing in the field.
घोड़वा names a known horse.
- ओकर बेटवा स्कूल जात अहै।
His son goes to school.
बेटवा sounds warm and familiar.
- बिटियवा घरे आई अहै।
The girl has come home.
बिटियवा takes a feminine verb, आई.
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