एतय / ओतय
Here and There
एतय means here and ओतय means there.
How It Works
एतय means here and ओतय means there.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| एतय | here | हम एतय रहैत छी। |
| ओतय | there | ओ ओतय बैसल छथि। |
They answer the question कतय (where): अहाँ कतय रहैत छी? हम एतय रहैत छी.
They match ई (this) and ओ (that). Both words are about place, so they do not change for people.
Print also has एतऽ, एतए, ओतऽ and ओतए. This course writes एतय and ओतय, which are the most common forms in print.
For a direction instead of a place, speech says एम्हर and ओम्हर (this way, that way).
The Hindi यहाँ and वहाँ are not used.
Examples (5)
- हम एतय रहैत छी।
I live here.
एतय means here.
- ओ ओतय बैसल छथि।
He is sitting over there.
ओतय means there.
- किताब एतय अछि, कलम ओतय अछि।
The book is here, and the pen is there.
एतय and ओतय contrast near and far.
- अहाँ एतय आउ।
Please come here.
एतय marks where to come.
- ओतय बड्ड भीड़ अछि।
It is very crowded there.
ओतय begins the sentence.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi यहाँ.
हम यहाँ रहैत छी।हम एतय रहैत छी।Maithili says एतय.
How It Connects
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एतय and ओतय answer the question कतय and follow the same -तय pattern.
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