किएक
Asking Why
किएक means why.
How It Works
किएक means why.
| Maithili | Meaning |
|---|---|
| अहाँ किएक उदास छी? | Why are you sad? |
| ओ किएक नहि अबैत छथि? | Why is he not coming? |
| किएक नहि? | Why not? |
Answer with किएक तँ (because), which has its own entry: किएक तँ हम थाकल छी (because I am tired).
किएक usually comes right before the verb, but it can move to the front when you want to stress it: किएक अहाँ उदास छी?
To ask what something is for, use कथी लेल. Both can mean why in speech.
The Hindi क्यों does not exist in Maithili.
Examples (5)
- अहाँ किएक उदास छी?
Why are you sad?
किएक comes before the adjective.
- ओ किएक नहि अबैत छथि?
Why is he not coming?
किएक comes before नहि.
- बउआ किएक कनैत अछि?
Why is the little boy crying?
किएक is before the verb.
- अहाँ किएक हँसैत छी?
Why are you laughing?
किएक asks for a reason.
- किएक नहि?
Why not?
किएक नहि stands alone as a short question.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi क्यों.
अहाँ क्यों उदास छी?अहाँ किएक उदास छी?Maithili says किएक.
How It Connects
Learn This First
किएक first appears in a sentence ending in छी, so the present of to be comes first.
Related Patterns
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