-बाक

Linking an Action to a Noun with -बाक

Level 3Sounds Like bāka

-बाक joins an action to a noun, the way "of doing" joins in English.

How It Works

Add -बाक where English would say "of" or "to" after a noun like time, wish or chance.

Typical nouns: समय (time), इच्छा (wish), मोन (mind, desire), मौका (chance), काज (work).

This ending is the same -क that joins nouns, as in घरक. It is written joined to the verb, so पढ़बाक is one word.

-बाक also forms the longer phrase -बाक लेल (in order to), taught in its own entry.

Hindi says पढ़ने का. Maithili says पढ़बाक.

पढ़बाक समय भऽ गेल अछि।
It is time to study.
पढ़बाक describes समय.
हमरा जेबाक इच्छा नहि अछि।
I have no wish to go.
जेबाक describes इच्छा.
हमरा नव फिल्म देखबाक मोन अछि।
I feel like watching a new film.
देखबाक मोन: a desire.
ओकरा सँ गप्प करबाक मौका नहि भेटल।
I did not get a chance to talk to him.
करबाक describes मौका.
खेबाक समय भऽ गेल।
It is time to eat.
खेबाक: खाएब changes its vowel, as जाएब does in जेबाक.

Using the Hindi -ने का.
पढ़ने का समय भऽ गेल अछि।
पढ़बाक समय भऽ गेल अछि।
-ने का is Hindi. Maithili uses -बाक.

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-बाकLevel 3Linking an Action to a Noun with -बाक

-बाक is the -ब noun with the joined -क.

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