देलियनि
Showing Respect to the Receiver
When you do something for a person you respect, the verb can end in -यनि.
How It Works
The ending shows who receives.
| Receiver | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| respected (दादी, काका, गुरुजी) | देलियनि | देबनि |
| plain (बउआ, a friend) | देलियै | — |
The receiver comes before the verb with केँ: हम दादी केँ चाह देलियनि. A pronoun for the receiver uses the object form: हम हुनका चाह देलियनि.
The ending also joins other verbs of giving or doing for someone: हम काका केँ चिट्ठी पठा देलियनि (I sent uncle a letter). हुनका लेल ठेकुआ पठा देबनि (I'll send some thekua for him).
The spelling is -यनि. Older books write -न्हि, as in देलियन्हि. Write -यनि.
With a plain receiver, use -यै (next entry). देलहुँ alone is still correct, but it shows less respect for the receiver.
Examples (5)
- हम दादी केँ चाह देलियनि।
I gave Grandma tea.
देलियनि: the receiver is respected.
- हुनका लेल ठेकुआ पठा देबनि।
I will send some thekua for him.
देबनि: the future of the same ending.
- हम काका केँ चिट्ठी पठा देलियनि।
I sent Uncle a letter.
पठा देलियनि: the helper verb takes the ending.
- हम नानी केँ पानि देलियनि।
I gave Grandmother water.
नानी is respected.
- हम बाबा केँ धोती देलियनि।
I gave Grandfather a dhoti.
The ending marks respect for बाबा.
Common Mistakes
Using the plain ending for a respected receiver.
हम दादी केँ चाह देलियै।हम दादी केँ चाह देलियनि।-यै is for a child or a close friend. A grandparent takes -यनि, or the plain देलहुँ.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This ending adds respect for the receiver, and the receiver is marked as हुनका or with केँ.
Related Patterns
- देलियैA Receiver Without Respect
The ending for a plain receiver.
Level 4 - दियौ / दियौनCommands That Notice the Receiver
Commands that notice the receiver.
Level 4 - हुनका ... छनिSaying a Respected Person Has Something
A respected person has something.
Level 4 - -ि देबCompound Verbs with देब
Done for someone else.
Level 3 - कहलकनिA Plain Speaker and a Respected Listener
Respect for the listener.
Level 5
Words in This Pattern
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