एहन / ओहन
Like This and Like That
एहन means "like this" and ओहन means "like that".
How It Works
These words work as describing words. They come before the noun and never change.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| एहन | this kind of, such |
| ओहन | that kind of |
| केहन | what kind of? |
| जेहन ... तेहन | the kind that ... that kind |
Examples: एहन मौसम हमरा नीक लगैत अछि (I like this kind of weather). ओहन आम कतय भेटत? (Where can we find mangoes like that?).
Add -ए to stress them: एहने (just like this), ओहने (just like that).
For how something is done, use एना (in this way) and ओना (in that way). Use एहन and ओहन for what kind of thing it is.
Hindi ऐसा and वैसा change with gender (ऐसी, ऐसे). Maithili एहन and ओहन never do.
Examples (5)
- एहन रीमेक बनाएब सेहो एकटा कला अछि।
Making such a remake is an art too.
एहन describes रीमेक.
- एहन मौसम हमरा नीक लगैत अछि।
I like this kind of weather.
एहन before मौसम.
- ओहन लोक हम कहियो नहि देखने छी।
I have never seen a person like that.
ओहन: that kind of.
- एहन काज जुनि करू।
Don't do this kind of work.
एहन with a command.
- ओहन आम कतय भेटत?
Where will we find mangoes like that?
ओहन आम: that kind of mango.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi ऐसा.
ऐसा काज जुनि करू।एहन काज जुनि करू।ऐसा is Hindi and changes with gender. Maithili uses एहन and ओहन.
How It Connects
Learn This First
एहन and ओहन belong with एहि and ओहि and answer the question केहन.
Related Patterns
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