मला / तुला / तुम्हाला

Me and You with -ला

Level 1Sounds Like malā / tulā / tumhālā

These four words stand for the person who feels or gets something.

How It Works

These forms are not made by adding -ला in the usual way, so learn them as pieces.

WordWith -लाExample
मीमलामला चहा आवडतो.
तूतुलातुला काय हवे?
आम्हीआम्हालाआम्हाला पुणे आवडते.
तुम्हीतुम्हालातुम्हाला पाणी हवे का?

Marathi puts the person first and the thing second, as in Tea is pleasing to me: मला चहा आवडतो because चहा is masculine.

Use मला in a request too: मला पाणी द्या.

The same forms appear in requests and offers: मला द्या, तुला देतो. Learn the four words with आवडते and हवे first.

Examples (5)

  1. मला चहा आवडतो.

    I like tea.

    मला marks the person who likes.

  2. तुला काय हवे?

    What do you want? This is said to a friend.

    तुला marks the person who wants.

  3. तुम्हाला पाणी हवे का?

    Do you want water?

    तुम्हाला is the polite form.

  4. आम्हाला पुणे आवडते.

    We like Pune.

    आम्हाला marks the group that likes.

  5. मला पाणी द्या.

    Please give me water.

    मला marks who gets the water.

Common Mistakes

  • Using मी as the one who likes.

    मी चहा आवडतो.
    मला चहा आवडतो.

    The one who likes takes -ला, so the word is मला.

  • Writing a long ू in तुला.

    तूला काय हवे?
    तुला काय हवे?

    The word is तुला, with a short ु on तु.

How It Connects

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मला / तुला / तुम्हालाLevel 1Me and You with -ला

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To me, to you and to us are -ला on the people words.

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