पाकल आम

Describing with the -ल Form

Level 4Sounds Like pākala āma

The -ल form before a noun tells you what state the noun is in.

How It Works

The -ल form shows that something has been done. Placed before a noun, it describes the noun's state as a result of that action.

The word stays the same for every noun. There is no masculine or feminine form.
The same form after the noun can also be the predicate, as in केबाड़ खुजल अछि (the door is open).
To say who did the action, put the doer with -क first: रामक लिखल चिट्ठी (the letter Ram wrote).

Hindi uses पका हुआ for this. Maithili does not need हुआ; the -ल form is enough.

एकटा पाकल आम दिअ।
Please give me a ripe mango.
पाकल describes the mango.
खुजल केबाड़ सँ बिलाड़ि भीतर आएल।
The cat came in through the open door.
खुजल describes the door.
सुतल बच्चा केँ जुनि जगाउ।
Do not wake the sleeping child.
सुतल describes the child.
टूटल कप फेकि दिअ।
Throw away the broken cup.
टूटल shows the cup's state.
भरल गिलास टेबुल पर राखू।
Put the full glass on the table.
भरल describes the glass.

Using the Hindi पका हुआ.
पका हुआ आम
पाकल आम
Maithili needs no हुआ; use the -ल form alone.

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पाकल आमLevel 4Describing with the -ल Form

The -ल form can stand before a noun as well as before to be, so the state form comes first.

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