चाहीं
Saying What You Need
हमरा पानी चाहीं means I need water.
How It Works
Bhojpuri does not say I want water with हम as the subject. It says to me, water is needed. That is why the person takes the हमरा form.
| Person | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | हमरा | हमरा चाय चाहीं। |
| you (friend) | तोहरा | तोहरा चाय चाहीं? |
| you (respectful) | रउरा | रउरा चाय चाहीं? |
| he, she | ओकरा | ओकरा चाय चाहीं। |
चाहीं does not change for gender, number or person. For a named person, use के: नेहा के चाय चाहीं।
To say you do not need something, put ना before चाहीं: हमरा चीनी ना चाहीं। To say you want to do something, use a different pattern, चाहल.
Examples (5)
- हमरा पानी चाहीं।
I need water.
हमरा is the person and चाहीं closes the sentence.
- रउरा चाय चाहीं?
Would you like tea?
रउरा is the respectful you.
- ओकरा दू गो रोटी चाहीं।
He needs two rotis.
चाहीं stays the same with दू गो रोटी.
- लइकन के मिठाई चाहीं।
The children want sweets.
With a plural owner, के follows the noun.
- हमरा चीनी ना चाहीं।
I do not need sugar.
ना comes before चाहीं.
Common Mistakes
Using हम as the subject.
हम पानी चाहीं।हमरा पानी चाहीं।The person must be in the हमरा form, not हम.
Using the Hindi form.
हमरा पानी चाहिए।हमरा पानी चाहीं।Bhojpuri says चाहीं.
How It Connects
Learn This First
चाहीं takes the person in the हमरा form.
Related Patterns
- के चाहींSaying What Someone Should Do
Another use of चाहीं, for should.
Level 3 - चाहलWanting to Do Something
A different pattern, for wanting to do something.
Level 2 - नीक लागलLiking and Feeling: लागल
Another pattern where the person takes the हमरा form.
Level 1 - लगेHaving Something with लगे
Having something, with the same हमरा form.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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