बहैत धार

Describing with the -ैत Form

Level 4Sounds Like bahaita dhāra

The -ैत form before a noun shows the noun is doing the action.

How It Works

The -ैत form shows an action in progress. Before a noun, it describes the noun as doing that action: बहैत धार is a river that flows.

It describes what is happening at that moment, not a habit.
It stays the same for every noun, whether one or many.
It is different from the -ल form: पाकल आम is a finished state, बहैत धार is an action going on.

In Hindi, this is बहती or रोता. Maithili does not change the ending for gender. Do not say "बहता हुआ" in Maithili.

बहैत धार मे पैर जुनि राखू।
Do not put your foot in a flowing stream.
बहैत describes the stream that is flowing.
कनैत बच्चा केँ कोरा मे उठाउ।
Pick up the crying child.
कनैत describes the child who is crying.
चलैत गाड़ी सँ जुनि उतरू।
Do not get off a moving vehicle.
चलैत describes the vehicle that is moving.
आकाश मे उड़ैत चिड़ै देखू।
Look at the bird flying in the sky.
उड़ैत describes a bird in flight.
जरैत दीप सँ घर मे इजोत भऽ गेल।
The burning lamp lit up the house.
जरैत describes the lamp that is burning.

Using the Hindi रोता हुआ.
रोता हुआ बच्चा
कनैत बच्चा
Maithili uses the -ैत form alone, with no हुआ.

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बहैत धारLevel 4Describing with the -ैत Form

The -ैत describing form follows the -ल describing form and uses the -ैत form without छी.

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