Basic Sentence Order

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A plain Bhojpuri sentence puts the subject first and the verb last.

How It Works

Bhojpuri puts the verb at the end of the sentence. The common order is subject, object, verb.

SubjectObject or placeVerb
हमचायपियत बानी
नेहाबजारजाली

Words for time and place usually come before the object: काल्ह हम पटना जाइब (Tomorrow I will go to Patna).

You can move a word to the front to stress it. पटना हम काल्ह जाइब puts Patna first, so the sentence is about Patna and not another place. The verb still stays last.

A yes or no question keeps the same order and adds का at the end, or just rises in the voice: तू आवत बाड़ऽ का? A word like का (what) usually sits just before the verb.

Examples (5)

  1. हम चाय पियत बानी।

    I am drinking tea.

    Subject हम, object चाय, verb last.

  2. नेहा बजार जाली।

    Neha goes to the market.

    The verb जाली comes at the end.

  3. काल्ह हम पटना जाइब।

    Tomorrow I will go to Patna.

    Time word first, verb last.

  4. पटना हम काल्ह जाइब।

    I will go to Patna tomorrow.

    Moving पटना to the front stresses the place.

  5. माई रोटी बनावत बाड़ी।

    Mother is making rotis.

    Subject, object, then the verb group.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the verb in the middle, as English does.

    हम पियत बानी चाय।
    हम चाय पियत बानी।

    The verb group goes at the end of a plain sentence.

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