लेल as a Helper Verb

Compound Verbs with लेल

Level 3Sounds Like lēla (sahāyaka)

A stem plus लेल shows an action done for yourself or done completely.

How It Works

Where देल hands the result to someone else, लेल keeps it for the doer. खा लऽ means eat and have done with it. बना लिहली means made for herself.

To a friend, say लऽ: खा लऽ. To an elder, say लीं: तनी बइठ लीं (Please sit for a bit).

The helper is common in daily talk and often makes a sentence sound more natural than the bare verb.

पहिले खाना खा लऽ।
Eat first.
खा लऽ is the friendly command.
हम ई किताब पढ़ लेब।
I will finish reading this book.
लेब shows the book will be done.
नेहा अपना खातिर चाय बना लिहली।
Neha made tea for herself.
लिहली shows it was for her.
रउआ तनी बइठ लीं।
Please sit down for a little.
लीं is the polite request.
हम बजार से सब्जी कीन लिहनी।
I bought vegetables at the market.
लिहनी shows it was for the speaker.

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लेल as a Helper VerbLevel 3Compound Verbs with लेल

लेल is a helper after a stem, as जाइल is, and its command is लऽ.

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