नीक लगैत अछि
Liking Something
नीक लगैत अछि says that a person likes something.
How It Works
Maithili does not say "I like fish" with a verb for the person. It says "to me fish seems good." The person takes the form you use for "to me", and the thing you like is the subject of अछि.
| Who likes it | Form |
|---|---|
| I | हमरा |
| you (polite) | अहाँ केँ |
| he, she (plain) | ओकरा |
| a child or a name | बउआ केँ, प्रिया केँ |
The ending नीक लगैत अछि stays the same for all of these. Add बड्ड before नीक for "like a lot", and नहि before लगैत for "don't like".
When the thing liked is plural, the verb still stays अछि in everyday speech: हमरा आम नीक लगैत अछि. For a respected person, the verb takes -नि: हुनका नीक लगैत छनि. That form is taught at a later level.
Examples (5)
- हमरा माछ-भात नीक लगैत अछि।
I like fish and rice.
हमरा marks the person who likes it.
- अहाँ केँ चाह नीक लगैत अछि?
Do you like tea?
अहाँ केँ is the polite you in this pattern.
- ओकरा मखान बड्ड नीक लगैत अछि।
He likes makhana a lot.
बड्ड goes before नीक.
- बउआ केँ ठेकुआ नीक लगैत अछि।
The little boy likes thekua.
A noun takes केँ before नीक लगैत अछि.
- हमरा सभ केँ गाम नीक लगैत अछि।
We like the village.
हमरा सभ केँ means "to us".
Common Mistakes
Using हम as the subject, as in English.
हम माछ नीक लगैत अछि।हमरा माछ नीक लगैत अछि।The person who likes something takes the हमरा form, not हम.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Liking uses हमरा for the person, नीक for the feeling and an -ैत verb.
- -ैत छीPresent Habits and Facts
Know the -ैत present, because लगैत अछि is that form of लागब.
Level 1 - हमरा ... चाहीSaying What You Need
Know हमरा ... चाही, because हमरा माछ-भात नीक लगैत अछि also names the person with हमरा.
Level 1 - नीक / पैघ / छोटDescribing Words
Know नीक, because नीक लगैत अछि literally says something feels good.
Level 1
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