हम का करीं

Asking What to Do: -ईं

Level 3Sounds Like hama kā karīṁ

The -ईं form with हम asks for advice or makes an offer.

How It Works

The -ईं form is the Bhojpuri shall. It is made from the stem: करीं, जाईं, देखीं, दीं. With हमनी, add जा.

UseExample
asking adviceहम का करीं?
offeringहम रउरा के पानी दीं?
shall weहमनी कहाँ चलीं जा?
invitingचलीं जा।

The same form is used for polite requests to रउआ (करीं, आईं). The pronoun makes the difference: हम करीं is shall I; रउआ करीं is please do.

For a habit, use करीले. Do not use it for an offer.

Examples (5)

  1. हम का करीं?

    What should I do?

    करीं asks for advice.

  2. हम चाय बना दीं?

    Shall I make tea?

    बना दीं is an offer.

  3. हमनी कहाँ चलीं जा?

    Where shall we go?

    चलीं जा is for a group.

  4. चलीं जा।

    Let's go.

    जा makes it an invitation.

  5. हम रउरा के पानी दीं?

    Shall I give you some water?

    दीं is shall I give.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the habitual for an offer.

    हम का करीले?
    हम का करीं?

    The habitual करीले says what I do; the offer needs करीं.

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हम का करींLevel 3Asking What to Do: -ईं

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हम का करीं joins का to the -ईं form, and चलीं जा adds the जा of हमनी.

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