जे + Clause
Saying That with जे
After verbs like say, know and think, जे means "that".
How It Works
The order is: main clause, जे, then the clause that holds the thought.
| Main verb | Example |
|---|---|
| बुझल अछि (know) | हमरा बुझल अछि जे ओ आएल छथि। |
| कहब (say) | ओ कहलनि जे काल्हि बरखा होएत। |
| सोचब (think) | हम सोचैत छी जे अहाँ ठीके कहैत छी। |
| लगैत अछि (seems) | हमरा लगैत अछि जे ओ आएत। |
The clause after जे keeps its own tense and its own person. If someone says "I will come", Maithili reports ओ कहलनि जे हम आएब, keeping the speaker's own word हम (see the entry on reporting speech).
Do not use Hindi कि here. In Maithili, कि means "or" in a choice: चाह लेब कि कॉफी? (Will you have tea or coffee?).
This जे is not the relative जे in जे ... से. The relative जे describes a noun and has a partner से. The जे here has no partner.
Examples (5)
- हमरा बुझल अछि जे अहाँ व्यस्त छी।
I know that you are busy.
जे links बुझल अछि to the thought.
- ओ कहलनि जे काल्हि बरखा होएत।
He said that it will rain tomorrow.
जे after कहलनि.
- हम सोचैत छी जे अहाँ ठीके कहैत छी।
I think you are right.
जे after सोचैत छी.
- माय बुझलनि जे बउआ भूखल अछि।
Mother realized the little boy was hungry.
The clause after जे has its own verb.
- हमरा लगैत अछि जे ओ आएत।
I think he will come.
लगैत अछि: "it seems to me".
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi कि for "that".
ओ कहलनि कि काल्हि बरखा होएत।ओ कहलनि जे काल्हि बरखा होएत।कि is Hindi here. Maithili uses जे for "that".
How It Connects
Learn This First
This जे follows verbs of knowing and saying, so a phrase like हमरा बुझल अछि comes first.
Related Patterns
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