-ले बा

Has Done: -ले बा

Level 3Sounds Like lē bā

-ले plus a form of बा says an action is finished and still matters.

How It Works

Use this for something done that you can still see or feel now. It is the Bhojpuri way to say has done.

WhoForm
हम, रउआदेखले बानी
तूदेखले बाड़ऽ (to a woman बाड़ू)
ऊदेखले बा
ऊ (a woman)देखले बाड़ी
respected man, ऊ लोगदेखले बाड़ें

Negative: replace बा with नइखे: हम खइले नइखीं (I haven't eaten).

Verbs that take no object usually use -ल without the e; that is the next entry. देल and लेल are special: देले बा, लेले बा.

Examples (5)

  1. हम ई फिलिम देखले बानी।

    I have seen this film.

    देखले बानी is -ले plus बानी.

  2. नेहा चिट्ठी लिखले बाड़ी।

    Neha has written a letter.

    बाड़ी goes with a woman.

  3. अमित नया मोबाइल किनले बा।

    Amit has bought a new phone.

    बा goes with a man.

  4. रउआ खाना खइले बानी?

    Have you eaten?

    रउआ takes the हम form.

  5. हम अबहीं खइले नइखीं।

    I haven't eaten yet.

    नइखीं makes it negative.

Common Mistakes

  • Mixing the helper's person.

    हम ई फिलिम देखले बा।
    हम ई फिलिम देखले बानी।

    The helper must match the person: हम takes बानी.

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-ले बाLevel 3Has Done: -ले बा

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-ले बा goes on verbs that take -लस, and its helper works as in -त बा.

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Words in This Pattern

बा