बाबूजी आवत बाड़ें

Respect in the Verb

Level 4Sounds Like bābūjī āvata bāṛēṁ

A respected man takes the plural verb even alone, and a woman takes the -ी forms in the present and past.

How It Works

A respected man takes the same verb as ऊ लोग.

WhoPresentPast
plain manआवत बाआइल
respected manआवत बाड़ेंअइलें
womanआवत बाड़ीअइली

So बाबूजी आवत बाड़ें, चाचा जी काल्ह पटना गइलें, मास्टर साहेब पढ़ावत बाड़ें. In the present and past, a woman takes -ी whether she is respected or not: माई कहली, आजी बइठल बाड़ी.

The same verb is used for the speaker's own father, a teacher, a village elder and a guest. Using the singular for them sounds rude.

Examples (5)

  1. बाबूजी आवत बाड़ें।

    Father is coming.

    बाड़ें shows respect.

  2. माई कहली कि हम बजार जाइब।

    Mother said she would go to the market.

    कहली shows a woman.

  3. मास्टर साहेब पढ़ावत बाड़ें।

    The teacher is teaching.

    बाड़ें is for a teacher.

  4. चाचा जी काल्ह पटना गइलें।

    Uncle went to Patna yesterday.

    गइलें is the respected past.

  5. आजी बइठल बाड़ी।

    Grandmother is sitting.

    बाड़ी goes with a woman.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the plain verb for a father.

    बाबूजी आवत बा।
    बाबूजी आवत बाड़ें।

    A respected man takes बाड़ें.

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बाबूजी आवत बाड़ेंLevel 4Respect in the Verb

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A respected person takes बाड़ें in -त बा and -लें in the past, and a respected woman takes -ली.

Words in This Pattern

बा