नइखे / नइखीं

Is Not: नइखे

Level 1Sounds Like na'ikhē ā na'ikhīṁ

नइखे means is not or there is not, and हम takes नइखीं.

How It Works

नइखे is the negative of बा. It says is not or there is none.

WhoFormExample
हम, रउआनइखींहम थाकल नइखीं।
a man, a thingनइखेदुकान में दूध नइखे।
a womanनइखीसुनीता घरे नइखी।
respected man, pluralनइखेंबाबूजी घरे नइखें।

नइखे also negates the helper in -त बा and -ले बा: ऊ खात नइखे (he isn't eating), हम खइले नइखीं (I haven't eaten).

Do not add ना: नइखे already means not.

Examples (5)

  1. दुकान में दूध नइखे।

    There is no milk in the shop.

    नइखे for a thing.

  2. हम थाकल नइखीं।

    I am not tired.

    नइखीं goes with हम.

  3. सुनीता घरे नइखी।

    Sunita is not at home.

    नइखी for a woman.

  4. बाबूजी घरे नइखें।

    Father is not at home.

    नइखें shows respect.

  5. ऊ खात नइखे।

    He is not eating.

    नइखे replaces बा after -त.

Common Mistakes

  • Adding ना to नइखे.

    दूध ना नइखे।
    दूध नइखे।

    नइखे already means not.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

नइखे / नइखींLevel 1Is Not: नइखे

Learn This First

नइखे and नइखीं are the negative of बा and बानी, so learn the positive forms first.

Words in This Pattern

नइखे