नेनपन / मिठास
Making Abstract Nouns
-पन and -आस turn a word into a noun that names a state.
How It Works
These endings build abstract nouns, words for a state or quality. Learning them lets you read many new words at once.
| Word | Ending | New word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| नेना | -पन | नेनपन | childhood |
| मीठ | -आस | मिठास | sweetness |
| सुन्दर | -ता | सुन्दरता | beauty |
- -पन is for everyday words and names a stage or state of being.
- -आस is for a few short adjectives, often with a vowel change (मीठ gives मिठास).
- -ता is for formal and Sanskrit-like words.
The new nouns behave like other nouns: they take -क (नेनपनक), मे and सँ. You do not need to learn a gender for them. Hindi says बचपन, and many Maithili speakers use it too; नेनपन is the Maithili word.
Examples (4)
- हमर नेनपन गाम मे बीतल।
My childhood was spent in the village.
नेनपन names the time of being a child.
- एहि आम मे बड्ड मिठास अछि।
This mango is very sweet.
मिठास is the noun from मीठ.
- हुनक बोली मे मिठास छनि।
Her speech is sweet.
मिठास pairs with छनि for a respected person.
- पोखरिक सुन्दरता देखू।
Look at the beauty of the pond.
सुन्दरता is a formal noun built with -ता.
Common Mistakes
Adding -आस to any adjective.
एहि गीत मे बड्ड नीकास अछि।एहि गीत मे बड्ड मिठास अछि।-आस works on only a few adjectives, such as मीठ.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Abstract nouns are built on known words, including describing words such as मीठ.
Related Patterns
- -निहारThe One Who Does It: -निहार
Another ending that builds a noun.
Level 4 - अ- / अन- / बे-Negative Prefixes
Prefixes that change a word's meaning.
Level 5 - Sanskrit Words in Formal Maithili
Formal Sanskrit words that often take -ता.
Level 5 - Compound Words
Joins words into new nouns.
Level 6 - -क for BelongingShowing Possession with -क
How a noun links to the next word.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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