मला वाटते की
Saying What You Think
The person who thinks takes -ला, and वाटते keeps the same ending for a man and a woman.
How It Works
मला वाटते की gives an opinion or a guess. The thinker takes -ला, so मला वाटते means "to me it seems". After की comes a full sentence with its own verb.
| Who thinks | Form |
|---|---|
| I | मला वाटते की |
| you (तू) | तुला वाटते की |
| he | त्याला वाटते की |
| Sai | सईला वाटते की |
| we | आम्हाला वाटते की |
The ending of वाटते does not change with the thinker, so a man and a woman both say मला वाटते. The sentence after की keeps its own tense: मला वाटते की तो आला. (I think he came.) मला वाटते की तो येईल. (I think he will come.)
To say you do not think so, put नाही after वाटत: मला वाटत नाही की तो आज येईल. (I don't think he will come today.)
Use this pattern for opinions and guesses. For something you know or something someone said, use माहीत आहे की or म्हणाला की.
Examples (5)
- मला वाटते की तो येईल.
I think he will come.
मला वाटते की gives the opinion; येईल is the guess.
- मला वाटते की आज पाऊस पडेल.
I think it will rain today.
The sentence after की is a prediction in the future.
- मला वाटते की ही बस पुण्याला जाते.
I think this bus goes to Pune.
की joins the opinion to a plain present sentence.
- सईला वाटते की परीक्षा सोपी होती.
Sai thinks the exam was easy.
Sai takes -ला, and वाटते has the same ending as with मला.
- मला वाटत नाही की तो आज येईल.
I don't think he will come today.
वाटत नाही makes the opinion negative; की still follows.
Common Mistakes
Using मी for the thinker.
मी वाटते की तो येईल.मला वाटते की तो येईल.The thinker always takes -ला: मला, तुला, त्याला.
Changing वाटते to match the thinker.
मला वाटतो की तो येईल.मला वाटते की तो येईल.वाटते keeps this one ending, whoever thinks.
How It Connects
Learn This First
I think introduces a clause with की.
- मला / तुला / तुम्हालाMe and You with -ला
Know मला / तुला / तुम्हाला, because the thinker is in the -ला form.
Level 1 - -तो / -ते / -तातEveryday Habits
Know -तो / -ते / -तात, because वाटते is a present form.
Level 1 - … की …Joining a Clause with की
Know … की …, because the clause after वाटते joins with की.
Level 3
Related Patterns
- मला भीती वाटतेFeeling Afraid, Happy or Unwell
The same verb वाटणे tells how someone feels.
Level 3 - नक्की / बहुतेक / कदाचितSurely, Probably and Perhaps
Add these words to show how sure the thought is.
Level 3 - आठवणे / कळणेRemembering and Understanding
These verbs also put the person in -ला.
Level 3 - मला आवडते / आवडतो / आवडतातSaying What You Like
Another pattern where the person takes -ला.
Level 1
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