-ैत काल

While Doing Something

Level 3Sounds Like ̔aita kāla

-ैत काल means "while doing something".

How It Works

The -ैत form is the same as in the present: जाइत, अबैत, खाइत, करैत, पढ़ैत, बहराइत.

The phrase often starts the sentence. The main verb tells you the tense: चलैत काल मोबाइल जुनि देखू (Don't look at the phone while walking).

The subject of both actions is usually the same person. For different subjects, use जखन ... तखन.

The word काल also means "time" by itself. In -ैत काल it works like "at the time of".

सिनेमाघर सँ बहराइत काल हमरा एकटा संगी भेटल।
I met a friend while coming out of the cinema.
बहराइत काल: while going out.
चलैत काल मोबाइल जुनि देखू।
Don't look at your phone while walking.
चलैत काल: while walking.
खाइत काल गप्प नहि करू।
Don't talk while eating.
खाइत काल: while eating.
पढ़ैत काल दादी चश्मा लगबैत छथि।
Grandmother wears her glasses while reading.
पढ़ैत काल in a habit.
हम काज करैत काल गीत सुनैत छी।
I listen to songs while working.
करैत काल: while doing.

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-ैत कालLevel 3While Doing Something

While doing uses the -ैत form before the word काल.

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