-ते
As Soon as: -ते
Stem plus -ते means as soon as something happens.
How It Works
-ते joins two actions that happen one right after the other. The first verb has no tense of its own, and the tense comes from the second half.
| Stem | With -ते |
|---|---|
| पहुँच | पहुँचते |
| बइठ | बइठते |
| देख | देखते |
| मिल | मिलते |
It can also name its own doer, different from the second half, with के: माई के आवते सब चुप हो गइलें. The word के shows who comes.
-ते is short and spoken. For the sense of "while", use -त घरी: ऊ जात घरी मिलल. For "after", use -ला के बाद.
Examples (5)
- घरे पहुँचते फोन करिहऽ।
Call as soon as you get home.
पहुँचते means as soon as you arrive.
- ऊ बइठते सुत गइल।
He fell asleep the moment he sat down.
बइठते gives the first action.
- गाड़ी देखते लइका दउड़ पड़ल।
The boy ran off the moment he saw the train.
देखते comes first.
- पइसा मिलते हम किताब कीन लेब।
As soon as I get the money, I will buy the book.
मिलते leads to a future result.
- माई के आवते सब चुप हो गइलें।
Everyone went quiet as soon as Mother came.
आवते takes the doer with के.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-ते grows from the -त form and links two actions, as stem + के does.
Related Patterns
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