पढ़ि रहल छी
Happening Right Now
Use the joining form of the verb, then रहल and a form of to be, for an action happening now.
How It Works
Use the progressive for something that is happening right now.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| हम, अहाँ | पढ़ि रहल छी |
| ओ (respected) | कऽ रहल छथि |
| ओ (plain), things | भऽ रहल अछि |
Most verbs add -ि: पढ़ि, देखि, आबि, बैसि. Some stay as they are, like जा and खा. Four verbs change: करब becomes कऽ, होएब becomes भऽ, देब becomes दऽ, and लेब becomes लऽ.
Examples: हम भात खा रहल छी (I am eating rice), नेहा बहस कऽ रहल छथि (Neha is arguing).
For the past, put छलहुँ, छलाह or छल after रहल: हम पढ़ि रहल छलहुँ (I was reading).
Do not mix in the Hindi रहा. The Maithili word is रहल.
Examples (5)
- हम भात खा रहल छी।
I am eating rice.
खा is the joining form and रहल छी follows.
- नेहा बहस कऽ रहल छथि।
Neha is arguing.
कऽ is the joining form of करब.
- बाहर बरखा भऽ रहल अछि।
It is raining outside.
भऽ is the joining form of होएब.
- बउआ आँगन मे खेलि रहल अछि।
The little boy is playing in the yard.
खेलि plus रहल अछि.
- हम किताब पढ़ि रहल छी।
I am reading a book.
पढ़ि is the joining form.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi रहा.
हम भात खा रहा छी।हम भात खा रहल छी।The Maithili word is रहल.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This form ends in छी or अछि after रहल, so the present of to be comes first.
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