जब ... त

When ... Then

Level 3Sounds Like jaba ... ta

जब opens a time clause and त opens what happens then.

How It Works

This is the Bhojpuri when ... then. The first clause says the time, and the second says what is true then.

Clause 1	Clause 2
जब बरखा होला,	त सड़क पर पानी भर जाला।
जब हम पहुँचनी,	त ऊ सुतल रहे।

Both clauses use the verb tense that fits the meaning. For a habit, use the habitual form (होला). For a single past event, use the past (पहुँचनी).

You may also hear तब instead of त. In a quick conversation, speakers often drop it: जब आइब, फोन करब. The full pair is the safe one to learn first.

जब हम पहुँचनी, त ऊ सुतल रहे।
When I arrived, he was asleep.
जब opens the time, त opens the result.
जब बरखा होला, त सड़क पर पानी भर जाला।
When it rains, the road fills with water.
The habitual होला gives a general rule.
जब छठ आवेला, त पूरा गाँव घाट पर जुटेला।
When Chhath comes, the whole village gathers at the ghat.
Both clauses state a regular event.
जब तू बजार जइबऽ, त हमरा खातिर सब्जी ले अइहऽ।
When you go to the market, bring vegetables for me.
The future goes in the जब clause.
जब नेहा गावेली, त घर भर सुनेला।
When Neha sings, the whole house listens.
त joins the two actions.

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जब ... तLevel 3When ... Then

जब is the partner of कब, and the example clause uses a past verb such as पहुँचनी.

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