थिक

Saying What Something Is: थिक

Level 1Sounds Like thika

थिक is a second word for is, used to say what something or someone is.

How It Works

Maithili has two ways to say "is" for things and other people. Everyday talk uses अछि. Writing, school lessons and careful speech often use थिक when something is named or explained.

Who or what	Form
a thing or a plain person	थिक
a respected person	थिकाह

Both words are correct in the same sentence. ई हमर गाम अछि and ई हमर गाम थिक mean the same thing. Learners will hear अछि more often. Choose थिक when you answer "what is this?" in class or in a letter.

थिक is for the third person only. With हम or अहाँ, use छी: हम छात्र छी. Spell it थिक, not थीक.

Examples (5)

ई की थिक?
What is this?
की asks, and थिक links the question to the thing.
हमर नाम प्रिया थिक।
My name is Priya.
थिक names a person.
ई हमर गाम थिक।
This is my village.
थिक states what the place is.
ओ हमर गुरु थिकाह।
He is my teacher.
थिकाह is for a respected person.
अहाँक नाम की थिक?
What is your name?
This is a careful way to ask a name.

Common Mistakes

Using थिक with हम.
हम छात्र थिक।
हम छात्र छी।
थिक is only for the third person. हम always takes छी.

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थिकLevel 1Saying What Something Is: थिक

Learn This First

थिक can replace अछि in a name sentence, so the sentence with अछि comes first.

हमर नाम ... अछिSaying Your Name
Know हमर नाम सीता अछि, because हमर नाम प्रिया थिक puts थिक in the place of अछि.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

थिकथिकाहअछिछी

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