भेटब
Getting and Finding
भेटब means to be found, received or met, so the person who gets it takes the हमरा form.
How It Works
Compare English "I got a letter" with Maithili "to me a letter was found".
| Who gets | Example |
|---|---|
| हमरा | हमरा अहाँक चिट्ठी भेटल। |
| हुनका | हुनका नव नोकरी भेटलनि। |
| हमरा | काल्हि हमरा टिकट भेटत। |
The same verb means "to meet" for people: बाट मे हमरा दादा भेटलाह (On the way I met grandfather). The person you meet is the subject, and the verb shows respect for them.
When the person who gets the thing is respected, the verb can show it: हुनका नोकरी भेटलनि.
For things you cannot find: कतहु पानि नहि भेटल (Water was found nowhere).
Do not use हम as the subject. हम चिट्ठी भेटलहुँ would mean "I was found".
Examples (5)
- हमरा अहाँक चिट्ठी भेटल।
I got your letter.
हमरा: the one who gets.
- हुनका नव नोकरी भेटलनि।
He got a new job.
भेटलनि: respect for the one who gets.
- काल्हि हमरा टिकट भेटत।
I will get a ticket tomorrow.
भेटत: the future.
- कतहु पानि नहि भेटल।
Water was found nowhere.
भेटल: could not be found.
- बाट मे हमरा दादा भेटलाह।
On the way, I met grandfather.
दादा भेटलाह: meeting a person.
Common Mistakes
Making the one who gets the subject.
हम अहाँक चिट्ठी भेटलहुँ।हमरा अहाँक चिट्ठी भेटल।भेटब takes the thing found as its subject. The person who gets it uses हमरा.
How It Connects
Learn This First
भेटब takes the person as हमरा and appears in the plain past as भेटल.
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