जे ... से
Relative Clauses with जे
जे starts a clause that describes someone or something, and से can point back to it.
How It Works
जे is the relative word. It changes before a postposition in the same way as के: जे, जकरा (to whom), जकर (whose). से has the matching forms से, तकरा, तकर.
| Describing clause | Main clause |
|---|---|
| जे | से |
| जकरा | तकरा |
| जकर | तकर |
If the person is named, जे follows the noun: गुरप्रीत, जे एकटा फिल्म समीक्षक छथि, आइ आएल छथि. Here the clause adds a detail and the sentence does not need से.
When the clause comes first, से repeats the subject: जे मेहनति करैत अछि, से आगाँ बढ़ैत अछि (Whoever works hard gets ahead).
Agree the verb with the person you mean. For a respected person, use छथि, and for a plain one, अछि. The subject form जे does not change for respect. Its other forms have rare respected versions: जनिका, जनिक.
Do not use Hindi जो and वो. Maithili says जे and से.
Examples (5)
- जे काल्हि आएल छल, से हमर भाइ अछि।
The one who came yesterday is my brother.
जे ... से joins the clause and the main statement.
- जे मेहनति करैत अछि, से आगाँ बढ़ैत अछि।
Whoever works hard gets ahead.
से repeats the subject.
- जे फिल्म हम देखने छलहुँ, से बड्ड नीक छल।
The film that I had seen was very good.
जे describes फिल्म.
- जे बजैत छथि, से हमर काका छथि।
The man who is speaking is my uncle.
छथि in both clauses, since he is respected.
- जकरा भूख लागल अछि, से भात खाए।
Whoever is hungry should eat rice.
जकरा is the object form of जे.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi जो and वो.
जो काल्हि आएल छल, वो हमर भाइ अछि।जे काल्हि आएल छल, से हमर भाइ अछि।जो and वो are Hindi. Use जे and से.
How It Connects
Learn This First
जे ... से links two clauses in the same way as जखन ... तखन.
Related Patterns
- जे + ClauseSaying That with जे
जे also means "that" after verbs like say and know.
Level 3 - जे कियो / जे किछुWhoever and Whatever
Whoever and whatever.
Level 5 - जँ ... तँIf ... Then
A pair for if and then.
Level 3 - जेना ... तेनाJust as ... So
A pair for just as and so.
Level 4 - केAsking Who
The question word who.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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