भइल

Happened: भइल

Level 2Sounds Like bha'ila

भइल means happened or became, and it takes the same endings as other past verbs.

How It Works

भइल is the past of होखल, which is the Bhojpuri verb for to be or to happen.

TenseFormExample
pastभइलका भइल?
habit, generalहोलाएहिजा हल्ला होला।
futureहोई, होखबकाल्ह बरखा होई।

Use भइल to talk about events: ओह दिन हल्ला भइल (there was a noise that day). Use it with a noun or an adjective to say became: ऊ बेमार भइल (he became ill).

With a woman as the subject, the ending changes: ऊ बेमार भइली. With हम: हम बेमार भइनी.

रहे is the past of being; भइल is the past of happening or becoming.

Examples (5)

  1. का भइल?

    What happened?

    भइल is the past of होखल.

  2. ऊ बेमार भइल।

    He became ill.

    भइल means became.

  3. काल्ह रात बहुत बरखा भइल।

    It rained a lot last night.

    भइल, with the noun बरखा.

  4. ओह दिन बड़ हल्ला भइल।

    There was a big noise that day.

    भइल is the verb for an event.

  5. गाँव में मेला भइल।

    There was a fair in the village.

    भइल is the verb for an event.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi past of होना.

    का हुआ?
    का भइल?

    Bhojpuri says भइल.

How It Connects

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भइलLevel 2Happened: भइल

Learn This First

भइल is a past form with -ल, like गइल, though its stem looks unrelated.

Words in This Pattern

भइलहोखल