हमरा लग ... अछि
Having Something
Say who has something with लग and अछि; for family, leave out लग.
How It Works
Maithili says "near me there is a bicycle" for I have a bicycle.
| Owner | Form |
|---|---|
| I | हमरा लग |
| you | अहाँ लग |
| he or she (plain) | ओकरा लग |
Use this for things you carry or own: हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि. The owner takes its object form (हमरा), not the possessive (हमर).
For family and the body, leave out लग: हमरा एकटा छोट भाइ अछि, हमरा दूटा छोट बहिन अछि.
For someone you respect, the pattern uses a different ending and is covered later: हुनका ... छनि.
Speech often says छैक instead of अछि.
Do not use the Hindi मेरे पास.
Examples (5)
- हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि।
I have a bicycle.
लग marks owning a thing.
- हमरा एकटा छोट भाइ अछि।
I have a little brother.
No लग for family.
- ओकरा लग एकटा कुकुर अछि।
He has a dog.
ओकरा is the plain object form.
- अहाँ लग पाइ अछि?
Do you have money?
अहाँ stays the same before लग.
- हमरा दूटा छोट बहिन अछि।
I have two younger sisters.
Family takes no लग.
Common Mistakes
Using the possessive form, as in Hindi.
हमर लग एकटा साइकिल अछि।हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि।Use the object form हमरा, not हमर.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This pattern combines अछि, the place word लग after हमरा, and a counted noun.
- छी / छथि / अछिBeing in the Present
Know अछि, because हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि ends with it.
Level 1 - Postpositions After Nouns
Know that these words come after their noun or pronoun, because लग follows हमरा.
Foundations - एकटा / दूटाCounting with -टा
Know एकटा, because the thing you have is usually counted, as in एकटा साइकिल.
Level 1
Related Patterns
- हुनका ... छनिSaying a Respected Person Has Something
हुनका ... छनि is for a respected owner.
Level 4 - हमरा / ओकरा / हुनकाMe, Him and Her
हमरा, ओकरा and हुनका are the object forms.
Level 2 - हमरा ... चाहीSaying What You Need
चाही says what you need.
Level 1 - हमरा बुझल अछिKnowing and Feeling with हमरा
हमरा बुझल अछि is the same pattern for knowing.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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