-ो (शुभेच्छा)
Wishing Someone Well
For wishes about several people or things, the ending is -ोत: तुमची मुले सुखी राहोत!
How It Works
This ending belongs to blessings, cards and good wishes. It sounds warm and a little formal, so it suits birthdays, exams, journeys and get-well messages.
| Verb | Wish |
|---|---|
| मिळणे (to get) | तुला यश मिळो! |
| होणे (to become) | तुमचे भले होवो! |
| लाभणे (to be granted) | तुम्हाला दीर्घायुष्य लाभो! |
| वाटणे (to feel) | आजीला लवकर बरे वाटो! |
| राहणे (to stay) | तुमची मुले सुखी राहोत! |
The wish has the word order of a normal sentence. The person who receives the good thing comes first with -ला (तुला, तुम्हाला, आजीला). The good thing is usually the subject, so it decides whether the ending is -ो or -ोत.
The same ending is used when people ask God for something: देव तुमचे रक्षण करो! (May God protect you!) Here the one who gives the good thing, देव, is the subject.
Greeting cards often end with one of these wishes: तुझा वाढदिवस आनंदात जावो! (May your birthday pass happily!) Here जा takes -वो. The wish is the last word, and an exclamation mark closes it.
Here is one more wish with a thing as the subject: तुमचे स्वप्न पूर्ण होवो! (May your dream come true!)
Examples (5)
- तुला यश मिळो!
May you succeed!
मिळो wishes success for तुला.
- तुमचे भले होवो!
May good come to you!
होवो is the wish form of होणे.
- आजीला लवकर बरे वाटो!
May Grandma feel better soon!
वाटो wishes that she feels well.
- तुम्हाला दीर्घायुष्य लाभो!
May you have a long life!
लाभो is the wish form of लाभणे.
- तुमची मुले सुखी राहोत!
May your children stay happy!
राहोत is plural because मुले is plural.
Common Mistakes
Putting the person in the subject.
तू यश मिळो!तुला यश मिळो!The person who receives the wish takes -ला; the success is the subject.
Using -ो with a plural subject.
तुमची मुले सुखी राहो!तुमची मुले सुखी राहोत!Several people or things take -ोत.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Wishes use -ो.
Related Patterns
- -ईन / -शील / -ेल / -तीलFuture Actions
The future, which states what will happen.
Level 3 - -ावेAsking What to Do and Giving Advice
Advice and gentle requests with -ावे.
Level 4 - नमस्कारGreetings
Greetings used with wishes.
Level 1 - धन्यवाद / माफ कराThanks and Excuse Me
Thanks, the usual reply to a wish.
Level 1 - -ू देणेAllowing Someone to Do Something
Another way to ask for something to be allowed.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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