आगाँ / पाछाँ

In Front of and Behind

Level 2Sounds Like āgām̐ ā pāchām̐

आगाँ and पाछाँ follow a noun with -क and mean in front of and behind.

How It Works

Word	Meaning	Example
आगाँ	in front of	घरक आगाँ
पाछाँ	behind	गाछक पाछाँ

The pattern is noun + -क + आगाँ or पाछाँ. Write -क joined to the noun, then a space, then the place word.

For a pronoun, use the possessive or the object form: हमर आगाँ or हमरा आगाँ, and ओकर पाछाँ.

आगाँ also means ahead or next: आगाँ चलू (Go ahead). पाछाँ also means later or after: पाछाँ बात करब (We will talk later).

Hindi के आगे and के पीछे are not used. Join -क to the noun.

घरक आगाँ पोखरि अछि।
There is a pond in front of the house.
घरक आगाँ gives the place.
गाछक पाछाँ एकटा चिड़ै अछि।
There is a bird behind the tree.
पाछाँ follows गाछक.
स्कूलक आगाँ बस ठाढ़ अछि।
The bus is standing in front of the school.
आगाँ follows स्कूलक.
हमर घरक पाछाँ आँगन अछि।
There is a yard behind my house.
पाछाँ follows घरक.
आगाँ चलू, हम पाछाँ अबैत छी।
Go ahead, I am coming behind.
Used alone, आगाँ and पाछाँ mean ahead and behind.

Using the Hindi form.
घर के आगाँ पोखरि अछि।
घरक आगाँ पोखरि अछि।
Maithili joins -क to the noun and does not use के.

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आगाँ / पाछाँLevel 2In Front of and Behind

आगाँ and पाछाँ follow a noun with -क, so -क comes first.

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