-णे (नाम)
Actions as Nouns
The word is neuter, so the words that describe it usually end in -े: चांगले, सोपे.
How It Works
Every Marathi verb has a -णे form, the one a dictionary lists. It also works as a noun for the action itself.
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| subject | रोज चालणे चांगले आहे. |
| what someone likes | मला वाचणे आवडते. |
| with words in front | खोटे बोलणे वाईट आहे. |
| negative | सकाळी लवकर उठणे सोपे नाही. |
Describing words agree with the neuter: चांगले, सोपे. Words that do not change, like वाईट or उत्तम, stay as they are.
Before an ending the form takes the shape -ण्या-: चालण्याने (by walking), चालण्यासाठी (in order to walk), चालण्याचा (of walking). Those endings belong to their own entries.
English uses an -ing word for the same job. Compare चालतो (he walks) with चालणे (walking).
The -णे noun can hold a whole phrase: पाणी पिणे आरोग्यासाठी चांगले आहे. (Drinking water is good for your health.) Many verbs of liking use the same noun, and मला पोहणे आवडते means the same as मला पोहायला आवडते.
Examples (5)
- रोज चालणे चांगले आहे.
Walking every day is good.
चालणे is the subject; चांगले agrees with it in the neuter.
- मला वाचणे आवडते.
I like reading.
वाचणे is the thing that is liked.
- खोटे बोलणे वाईट आहे.
Telling lies is wrong.
खोटे बोलणे is a phrase that works as a noun.
- पोहणे आरोग्यासाठी चांगले आहे.
Swimming is good for your health.
पोहणे names the action of swimming.
- सकाळी लवकर उठणे सोपे नाही.
Getting up early in the morning is not easy.
उठणे is the subject, and सोपे is neuter.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi -ना form.
रोज चालना चांगले आहे.रोज चालणे चांगले आहे.Marathi writes the dictionary form with -णे.
Not agreeing in the neuter.
वाचणे चांगला आहे.वाचणे चांगले आहे.The -णे noun is neuter, so the adjective is चांगले.
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