-त रहे

Was Doing or Used to: -त रहे

Level 2Sounds Like ta rahē

Verb stem plus -त plus रहे: was doing, or used to do.

How It Works

One form covers both meanings. The sentence or the time word shows which one is meant.

SubjectFormExample
हमपढ़त रहनीहम छत पर पढ़त रहनी।
तूपढ़त रहलऽ—
ऊ (man, thing)पढ़त रहेऊ रोज पढ़त रहे।
ऊ (woman)पढ़त रहलीनेहा पढ़त रहली।
respected man, theyपढ़त रहलेंबाबूजी पढ़त रहलें।

Compare: हम खात बानी (I am eating) and हम खात रहनी (I was eating, or I used to eat).

To say it was not happening, put ना before the verb: हम ना खात रहनी.

Examples (5)

  1. जब हम छोट रहनी, त गाँव में रहत रहनी।

    When I was little, I lived in the village.

    रहत रहनी shows the past habit.

  2. ऊ रोज साँझ के टहलत रहे।

    He used to walk every evening.

    टहलत रहे.

  3. नेहा किताब पढ़त रहली।

    Neha was reading a book.

    पढ़त रहली is for a woman.

  4. हम खाना खात रहनी, तबे फोन बजल।

    I was eating when the phone rang.

    खात रहनी.

  5. बाबूजी रोज अखबार पढ़त रहलें।

    Father used to read the paper every day.

    रहलें is respectful.

Common Mistakes

  • Using बा for a past action.

    हम काल्ह खाना खात बानी।
    हम काल्ह खाना खात रहनी।

    काल्ह with a past meaning needs रहनी.

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-त रहेLevel 2Was Doing or Used to: -त रहे

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-त रहे takes -त बा and swaps बा for its past.

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रहल