गइनी / कइनी

I Did: -नी

Level 2Sounds Like ga'inī ā ka'inī

-नी is the past ending for हम and रउआ.

How It Works

VerbI did
जाइल goगइनी
आवल comeअइनी
खाइल eatखइनी
करल doकइनी
पढ़ल readपढ़नी
देखल seeदेखनी
देल giveदिहनी
लेल takeलिहनी

The same -नी is used for a man and a woman speaking. रउआ also takes it: रउआ हमार मदद कइनी।

Many writers use -लीं instead, as in गइलीं and कहलीं. Both are fine, and you will meet -लीं in books and online. In speech around Ara and Chhapra, -नी is the usual one.

For हमनी, add जा: हमनी गइनी जा.

Examples (5)

  1. हम काल्ह पटना गइनी।

    I went to Patna yesterday.

    गइनी is the हम past of जा.

  2. हम दू गो रोटी खइनी।

    I ate two rotis.

    खइनी with an object.

  3. रउआ हमार बड़ा मदद कइनी।

    You helped me a lot.

    रउआ takes -नी too.

  4. हम ई फिलिम देखनी।

    I saw this film.

    देखनी.

  5. हम ओकरा के पइसा दिहनी।

    I gave him the money.

    दिहनी is the past of देल.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi past.

    हम काल्ह पटना गया।
    हम काल्ह पटना गइनी।

    Bhojpuri uses -नी for हम.

  • Using the तू ending after हम.

    हम काल्ह पटना गइलऽ।
    हम काल्ह पटना गइनी।

    -लऽ is for तू.

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गइनी / कइनीLevel 2I Did: -नी

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-नी is the past for हम and रउआ, built on the past stem you saw in गइल.

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जाइलकरल