-ायला पाहिजे / -ायला हवे

What Someone Should Do

Level 4Sounds Like ̔āyalā pāhijē / -̔āyalā havē

After an action, पाहिजे takes -त for more than one object, and हवा, हवी or हवे matches the object.

How It Works

This pattern says what someone should do. The two endings mean the same: यायला पाहिजे and यायला हवे.

DoerExample
no endingमी आता निघायला पाहिजे.
-लातुला सात वाजेपर्यंत यायला पाहिजे.
-ने / -नीमुलांनी वेळेवर झोपायला पाहिजे.

After an action, पाहिजे stays the same for one object and takes -त for more than one: ही कामे करायला पाहिजेत. हवे matches the object: हवा for a masculine object, हवी for a feminine one, and हवे for a neuter one or when there is no object. आपण काळजी घ्यायला हवी. (We should be careful.)

The negative uses नये for something that should not be done: मुलांनी जास्त मोबाइल वापरू नये. (Children should not use the phone too much.) For a past regret, use -ायला हवे होते.

This pattern is milder than -ावे लागणे. It gives advice, and -ावे लागणे says someone has no choice.

Do not confuse the pattern with मला पाहिजे, which means "I want" a thing. Here पाहिजे follows an action.

To ask whether something is needed, add का: मी आज जायला पाहिजे का? (Should I go today?) With आपण (we), it is a gentle group reminder: आपण वेळेवर यायला हवे. (We should come on time.)

Examples (5)

  1. तुला सात वाजेपर्यंत यायला पाहिजे.

    You should come by seven.

    यायला पाहिजे says what तुला should do.

  2. आपण रोज थोडे चालायला हवे.

    We should walk a little every day.

    हवे is the other way to say should.

  3. मुलांनी वेळेवर झोपायला पाहिजे.

    Children should go to bed on time.

    मुलांनी takes -नी, and the verb part stays the same.

  4. मी आता निघायला पाहिजे.

    I should leave now.

    The doer मी takes no ending.

  5. आजींनी वेळेवर औषध घ्यायला पाहिजे.

    Grandma should take her medicine on time.

    आजींनी is respectful and takes -नी.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi word चाहिए.

    तुला यायला चाहिए.
    तुला यायला पाहिजे.

    Marathi uses पाहिजे or हवे.

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-ायला पाहिजे / -ायला हवेLevel 4What Someone Should Do

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Should is made with -ायला and पाहिजे.

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