करऽ / आवऽ

Telling a Friend to Do Something

Level 1Sounds Like kara̕ ā āva̕

Come here is इहाँ आवऽ; the ऽ is the sign of a command to तू.

How It Works

The command to a friend, a sibling or a child is the stem plus ऽ. The ऽ is written, but the sound is just a short final a.

VerbCommandMeaning
आवलआवऽcome
करलकरऽdo
पढ़लपढ़ऽread
देखलदेखऽlook
बइठलबइठऽsit
देलदऽgive
लेललऽtake
जाइलजाgo

To say please, add तनी: तनी पानी दऽ। To say not to do something, put मत before the command: मत जा।

For a verb that takes ऽ, dropping it (कर, बइठ) gives the तें command, used only with small children and very close family. करऽ is gentler than that. The command to a respected person ends in -ीं instead: बइठीं, आईं. Use the right one, because तू to an elder sounds rude.

Examples (5)

  1. इहाँ आवऽ।

    Come here.

    आव is the stem and ऽ marks the command.

  2. जल्दी करऽ।

    Hurry up.

    करऽ is the command form of करल.

  3. ई किताब पढ़ऽ।

    Read this book.

    पढ़ऽ is the command form of पढ़ल.

  4. तनी पानी दऽ।

    Give me a little water.

    दऽ is the command of देल.

  5. खाना खा, फेर जा।

    Eat your food, then go.

    खा and जा stay as they are.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi command ending -ओ.

    इहाँ आओ।
    इहाँ आवऽ।

    Bhojpuri ends the command to तू in ऽ, not -ओ.

  • Using this form with an elder.

    चाचा जी, बइठऽ।
    चाचा जी, बइठीं।

    An elder is addressed with the -ीं form.

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करऽ / आवऽLevel 1Telling a Friend to Do Something

Learn This First

करऽ and आवऽ are commands for तू, so you need to know who gets तू.

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Words in This Pattern

करलआइल