बैसल छी
States That Last: बैसल and सुतल
The -ल form with "to be" tells you what position or state someone is in now.
How It Works
The pattern is the same as the perfect of moving verbs, but the meaning is a state that lasts.
| Verb | State | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| बैसब | बैसल छी | I am sitting |
| सुतब | सुतल अछि | is asleep |
| खुजब | खुजल अछि | is open |
| जागब | जागल छथि | is awake |
Choose the "to be" word as usual: छी for हम and अहाँ, छथि for a respected person, अछि for a plain person or a thing.
Compare the two present forms. बउआ सुतल अछि says he is asleep now. बउआ सुतैत अछि says he sleeps, as a habit. For something happening this moment, the progressive is clearest: सुति रहल अछि.
The same -ल form also describes nouns: पाकल आम is a ripe mango.
Examples (5)
- हम बैसल छी।
I am sitting.
बैसल छी: the state of having sat down.
- बउआ सुतल अछि।
The little boy is asleep.
सुतल अछि: a plain subject takes अछि.
- केबाड़ खुजल अछि।
The door is open.
खुजल अछि: a state of a thing.
- दादी आँगन मे बैसल छथि।
Grandmother is sitting in the courtyard.
बैसल छथि: a respected person.
- सभ लोक जागल छथि।
Everyone is awake.
जागल छथि: a state of people.
Common Mistakes
Using the habit form for a state.
बउआ सुतैत अछि।बउआ सुतल अछि।सुतैत अछि means he sleeps as a habit. For "he is asleep now", use सुतल अछि.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A lasting state uses the same -ल plus to be shape as the perfect of moving verbs.
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