दियौ / दियौन
Commands That Notice the Receiver
Commands also show who receives: दियौ for a plain receiver and दियौन for a respected one.
How It Works
Choose the ending by the receiver.
| Receiver | Command | Example |
|---|---|---|
| anyone, no respect marked | दिअ | हमरा पानि दिअ। |
| plain | दियौ | बउआ केँ दूध दियौ। |
| respected | दियौन | बाबा केँ चाह दियौन। |
It matches the past forms देलियै and देलियनि. The -न shows respect in both pairs.
The receiver comes first with केँ. A pronoun uses the object form: ओकरा किताब दियौ, हुनका दवाइ दियौन.
These endings are for commands to अहाँ. Commands to तोँ use दे.
Write दियौ and दियौन. Some books write दिऔ and दिऔन्ह. Use the y-spelling.
Examples (5)
- बउआ केँ दूध दियौ।
Give the little boy some milk.
दियौ: a plain receiver.
- बाबा केँ चाह दियौन।
Give Grandfather some tea.
दियौन: a respected receiver.
- दादी केँ दवाइ दियौन।
Give Grandmother her medicine.
दियौन for दादी.
- ओकरा किताब दियौ।
Give him the book.
ओकरा: a plain person.
- संगी केँ पानि दियौ।
Give your friend some water.
संगी is plain.
Common Mistakes
Using the plain ending for a respected receiver.
बाबा केँ चाह दियौ।बाबा केँ चाह दियौन।For a grandfather, use दियौन.
How It Connects
Learn This First
दियौ and दियौन make the same split in commands that देलियै and देलियनि make in the past.
Related Patterns
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