रहे / रहनी / रहली
Being in the Past
रहे, रहनी, रहली and रहलें are the past of बा.
How It Works
These are the forms that say where someone was or how something was.
| Subject | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| हम, रउआ | रहनी | हम काल्ह घरे रहनी। |
| तू (man) | रहलऽ | तू कहाँ रहलऽ? |
| तू (woman) | रहलू | तू कहाँ रहलू? |
| ऊ (man, thing) | रहे | दुकान बंद रहे। |
| ऊ (woman) | रहली | नेहा घरे रहली। |
| respected man, they | रहलें | बाबूजी गाँव में रहलें। |
To say was not, put ना before the verb: दूध ना रहे. Use रहे for a thing of either gender.
Examples (5)
- हम काल्ह घरे रहनी।
I was at home yesterday.
रहनी goes with हम.
- नेहा घरे रहली।
Neha was at home.
रहली is for a woman.
- दुकान बंद रहे।
The shop was closed.
रहे is for a thing.
- बाबूजी गाँव में रहलें।
Father was in the village.
रहलें is respectful.
- तू काल्ह कहाँ रहलऽ?
Where were you yesterday?
रहलऽ goes with तू (man).
Common Mistakes
Using बा for something in the past.
हम काल्ह घरे बानी।हम काल्ह घरे रहनी।काल्ह with a past meaning needs a past verb.
Using रहे for हम.
हम घरे रहे।हम घरे रहनी।हम needs रहनी.
How It Connects
Learn This First
रहे and its partners put बा and बानी in the past.
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
रहल
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