लिखलीं / कहलीं

I Did, In Writing: -लीं

Level 5Sounds Like likhalīṁ ā kahalīṁ

Many writers use -लीं for "I did", where Ara speech says -नी.

How It Works

In everyday talk, the Ara and Chhapra form of "I did" is -नी: लिखनी, कहनी, सोचनी. In books, essays, news and posts, -लीं is more common: लिखलीं, कहलीं, सोचलीं.

Verb	Speech	Writing
लिखल	लिखनी	लिखलीं
कहल	कहनी	कहलीं
सोचल	सोचनी	सोचलीं
देखल	देखनी	देखलीं

Learn -नी first, and learn to read -लीं. Do not use -लीं and -नी for different people. Both are for हम and for रउआ: -नी in speech, -लीं in writing.

Examples (5)

हम एगो किताब लिखलीं।
I wrote a book.
लिखलीं is the written form of लिखनी.
हम कहलीं कि पढ़ाई जरूरी बा।
I said that study matters.
कहलीं for हम.
हम गाँव के मेला देखलीं।
I saw the village fair.
The same -लीं ending.
हम सोचलीं कि ई बात सभे के बताईं।
I thought I should tell everyone this.
सोचलीं in a longer sentence.
हम बचपन में बहुत गाना सुनलीं।
I listened to many songs as a child.
-लीं in storytelling.

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लिखलीं / कहलींLevel 5I Did, In Writing: -लीं

Learn This First

-लीं is the written partner of -नी.

गइनी / कइनीI Did: -नी
-लीं is the written partner of -नी: हम लिखनी in Ara speech, हम लिखलीं in many books.
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