लउकल

Being Visible: लउकल

Level 3Sounds Like la'ukala

लउकल means to be seen, and the person who sees takes the हमरा form.

How It Works

Bhojpuri says to me, the hills are visible. The person is not the subject; the thing is.

TenseExample
presentहमरा पहाड़ लउकत बा।
pastखिड़की से नदी साफ लउकत रहे।
habitualछत से हमनी के गाँव लउकेला।
negativeअन्हार में हमरा कुछ ना लउकल।

The seer takes the oblique form: हमरा, तोहरा, रउरा, ओकरा, नेहा के.

Use लउकल when something is simply visible. Use देखल when you look at it on purpose: हम पहाड़ देखत बानी.

Examples (5)

  1. हमरा पहाड़ लउकत बा।

    I can see the hills.

    हमरा is the one who sees.

  2. खिड़की से नदी साफ लउकत रहे।

    The river was clearly visible from the window.

    रहे makes it past.

  3. अन्हार में हमरा कुछ ना लउकल।

    I couldn't see anything in the dark.

    ना makes it negative.

  4. तोहरा ऊ बोर्ड लउकत बा?

    Can you see that board?

    तोहरा is the seer.

  5. छत से हमनी के गाँव लउकेला।

    Our village is visible from the roof.

    लउकेला is the habitual.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the plain हम as the seer.

    हम पहाड़ लउकत बा।
    हमरा पहाड़ लउकत बा।

    The seer takes the oblique form हमरा.

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लउकलLevel 3Being Visible: लउकल

Learn This First

हमरा पहाड़ लउकत बा has the person in the हमरा form, like नीक लागल, and uses -त बा.

Words in This Pattern

लउकलहमरा