-णार होतो
Was Going to
The next clause often tells what stopped the plan, and पण joins them.
How It Works
Use this pattern for what was going to happen. The sentence often has two parts: what was going to happen, and what got in the way.
| Doer | Form |
|---|---|
| मी (a man) | येणार होतो |
| मी (a woman) | येणार होते |
| तो | येणार होता |
| ती | येणार होती |
| आम्ही | येणार होतो |
| तू (a man / a woman) | येणार होतास / येणार होतीस |
| तुम्ही | येणार होतात |
| ते (men) | येणार होते |
| त्या (women) | येणार होत्या |
| मुले | येणार होती |
The -णार form is the one you know from -णार आहे: ती येणार आहे. For the past, only आहे changes to होती.
The pattern is not the future. The plan belongs to the past, and the speaker often adds what got in the way. The English is “was going to”.
A verb with an object works the same way, and there is no -ने: ती फोन करणार होती, पण विसरली.
The next clause often starts with पण (but) and names what got in the way: पण पाऊस आला.
A plan that is still open uses आहे: उद्या मी येणार आहे. (I'm coming tomorrow.) Only the helper changes when the plan belongs to the past.
Examples (5)
- मी येणार होते, पण बस चुकली.
I was going to come, but I missed the bus. A woman is speaking.
येणार होते ends in -ते because the speaker is a woman.
- आम्ही आज सिंहगडावर जाणार होतो, पण पाऊस आला.
We were going to go to Sinhagad today, but it rained.
जाणार होतो is a plan that did not happen.
- तो काल येणार होता, पण आला नाही.
He was going to come yesterday, but he didn't.
होता agrees with तो.
- आई पुरणपोळी करणार होती, पण गॅस संपला.
Mom was going to make puranpoli, but the gas ran out.
होती agrees with आई.
- मी तुला फोन करणार होतो, पण विसरलो.
I was going to call you, but I forgot. A man is speaking.
होतो and विसरलो show a man speaking.
Common Mistakes
Not matching होता to the doer.
ती येणार होता, पण बस चुकली.ती येणार होती, पण बस चुकली.होती agrees with ती.
Using the future for a plan that has already failed.
मी काल येईन, पण बस चुकली.मी काल येणार होते, पण बस चुकली.A plan in the past takes -णार होतो.
How It Connects
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Was going to uses -णार.
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
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