फक्त

Only

Level 2Sounds Like phakta

फक्त has one form and never takes an ending.

How It Works

Use फक्त when only one thing is true and nothing else.

MarathiWhat it limits
फक्त दोन मिनिटे.the time
मी फक्त चहा घेते.the drink
फक्त आजी घरी आहेत.the person

फक्त stands directly before the word. Move it, and you change what is limited: फक्त मी चहा घेते means I am the only one who has tea.

The verb agrees with the sentence as usual. In फक्त आजी घरी आहेत, the verb is plural out of respect for आजी.

A man says मी फक्त पाणी पितो, and a woman says मी फक्त पाणी पिते. The word फक्त has no gender of its own.

In formal writing, केवळ takes the same place and means the same. Everyday Marathi uses फक्त.

Examples (5)

  1. फक्त दोन मिनिटे.

    Only two minutes.

    फक्त limits the number.

  2. मी फक्त चहा घेते.

    I only have tea. A woman is speaking.

    फक्त stands before चहा, and घेते shows a woman.

  3. या वर्गात फक्त पाच मुले आहेत.

    There are only five children in this class.

    फक्त stands before the number.

  4. फक्त आजी घरी आहेत.

    Only grandmother is home.

    फक्त limits the person.

  5. मी फक्त पाणी पितो.

    I only drink water. A man is speaking.

    पितो shows a man, and फक्त stands before पाणी.

Common Mistakes

  • Using a Hindi word for only.

    मला सिर्फ चहा हवा आहे.
    मला फक्त चहा हवा आहे.

    The Marathi word is फक्त.

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