पढ़ै छी

The Short Present

Level 1Sounds Like paṛhai chī

In speech the present often drops its त, so पढ़ैत छी becomes पढ़ै छी.

How It Works

Everyday speech shortens the present. Take -ैत and drop the त.

Person	Full	Short
हम, अहाँ	पढ़ैत छी	पढ़ै छी
तोँ	पढ़ैत छह	पढ़ै छह
ओ (respected)	पढ़ैत छथि	पढ़ै छथि

For a plain third person, the spoken form is often पढ़ैए or पढ़ै छै.

Both forms are correct. The full one is a little more careful, and the short one is what you hear at home, at the tea shop and on the phone. Neither one is more polite than the other.

Verbs whose stem changes keep the same changes: पिबैत छी becomes पिबै छी, and अबैत छी becomes अबै छी.

You can use the short form in dialogue and casual writing, and the full one in more formal writing.

Examples (5)

अहाँ चाह पिबै छी?
Do you drink tea?
पिबै छी is the short form of पिबैत छी.
हम रोज स्कूल जाइ छी।
I go to school every day.
जाइ छी is the short form of जाइत छी.
ओ भात खाइ छथि।
He eats rice.
The short form works with छथि too.
तोँ कतय रहै छह?
Where do you live, friend?
रहै छह is the short form of रहैत छह.
हम सभ माछ-भात खाइ छी।
We eat fish and rice.
The short form works with हम सभ.

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पढ़ै छीLevel 1The Short Present

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The short present is a spoken shortening of the -ैत present, so the full form comes first.

-ैत छीPresent Habits and Facts
Know पढ़ैत छी, because पढ़ै छी is the same form with its त dropped in speech.
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