बीच / वरिपरि

Between and Around

Level 2Sounds Like bīca ra varipari

बीचमा is between or in the middle. वरिपरि is around.

How It Works

बीचमा and वरिपरि usually follow a noun that has को.

PhraseMeaning
घर र स्कुलको बीचमाbetween the house and the school
बजारको बीचमाin the middle of the market
रुखको वरिपरिaround the tree

For between two things, name both with र and put को after the last: दाइ र दिदीको बीचमा (between my elder brother and my elder sister).

बीचमा can also mean in the middle of one thing: बजारको बीचमा मन्दिर छ (there is a temple in the middle of the market).

वरिपरि means all the way around. It can also stand alone: वरिपरि हेर्नुहोस् (look around).

Without मा, बीच means the middle, and is used with other endings: बीचबाट जानुहोस् (go through the middle). Learn बीचमा first.

Examples (5)

  1. घर र स्कुलको बीचमा पसल छ।

    There is a shop between the house and the school.

    बीचमा follows both nouns and को.

  2. बजारको बीचमा मन्दिर छ।

    There is a temple in the middle of the market.

    बीचमा also means in the middle.

  3. रुखको वरिपरि बच्चाहरू खेल्छन्।

    The children play around the tree.

    वरिपरि means around.

  4. घरको वरिपरि बगैँचा छ।

    There is a garden around the house.

    वरिपरि follows घरको.

  5. वरिपरि हेर्नुहोस्।

    Please look around.

    On its own, वरिपरि means around.

Common Mistakes

  • Dropping को before बीचमा.

    घर र स्कुल बीचमा पसल छ।
    घर र स्कुलको बीचमा पसल छ।

    बीचमा follows a noun with को.

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बीच / वरिपरिLevel 2Between and Around

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बीच and वरिपरि are also place words.