नक्की / बहुतेक / कदाचित

Surely, Probably and Perhaps

Level 3Sounds Like nakkī / bahutēka / kadācita

The three words go from most sure to least sure, and none of them changes form.

How It Works

Pick the word that matches how sure you are.

WordMeaningExample
नक्कीsurelyमी नक्की येईन.
बहुतेकprobablyबहुतेक आज पाऊस पडेल.
कदाचितperhaps, maybeकदाचित तो उशिरा येईल.

The verb is usually in the future, because it is a guess or a promise. For how things are now, the verb is in the present: आजी बहुतेक घरीच आहेत. (Grandma is probably at home.)

नक्की also appears in questions, where it means really or exactly: ही गाडी नक्की पुण्याला जाते का? (Does this bus really go to Pune?)

बहुतेक before a plural noun means most: बहुतेक मुले (most children). The sentence tells you which meaning is used.

Add -च to नक्की for more force: नक्कीच! (Of course!) A short नक्की answers a request: जरा मदत कराल का? नक्की. (Will you help me for a moment? Sure.)

Examples (5)

  1. मी नक्की येईन.

    I'll definitely come.

    नक्की shows the speaker is sure.

  2. बहुतेक आज पाऊस पडेल.

    It will probably rain today.

    बहुतेक shows the speaker thinks it is likely.

  3. कदाचित तो उशिरा येईल.

    He might come late.

    कदाचित shows it is only possible.

  4. ही गाडी नक्की पुण्याला जाते का?

    Does this bus really go to Pune?

    नक्की in a question asks for a sure answer.

  5. आजी बहुतेक घरीच आहेत.

    Grandma is probably at home.

    बहुतेक goes before the rest of the sentence.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi word शायद.

    शायद तो उशिरा येईल.
    कदाचित तो उशिरा येईल.

    Marathi uses कदाचित for perhaps.

How It Connects

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नक्की / बहुतेक / कदाचितLevel 3Surely, Probably and Perhaps

Learn This First

Sure and maybe go with the future.

Words in This Pattern

नक्कीबहुतेककदाचित