हम / हम सभ

I and We

Level 1Sounds Like hama ā hama sabha

हम means I and हम सभ means we; both take छी.

How It Works

हम is the word for I. To say we, put सभ after it: हम सभ.

MaithiliMeaning
हम गाम मे छी।I am in the village.
हम सभ गाम मे छी।We are in the village.

The verb is छी for both. Maithili verbs do not change for the speaker's gender, so a man and a woman say the same thing: हम ठीक छी.

Before a postposition, हम changes to हमरा: हमरा लग (with me), हमरा सँ (from me). The "we" form is हमरा सभ: हमरा सभ केँ (to us).

The possessive is हमर (my) and हमरा सभक (our): हमर घर, हमरा सभक घर.

Hindi speakers should not use मैं or हम with हैं. Say हम and छी.

Examples (5)

  1. हम गाम मे छी।

    I am in the village.

    हम is I and the verb is छी.

  2. हम सभ गाम मे छी।

    We are in the village.

    सभ after हम makes it we.

  3. हम सभ आइ पटना जाइत छी।

    We are going to Patna today.

    The verb stays जाइत छी.

  4. हम घर पर नहि छी।

    I am not at home.

    नहि comes before छी.

  5. हम सभ चाह पिबै छी।

    We drink tea.

    The short present पिबै छी is used with हम सभ.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi verb हैं or हूँ with हम.

    हम सभ गाम मे हैं।
    हम सभ गाम मे छी।

    Maithili uses छी; हैं is Hindi.

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