चाहे ... चाहे
Whether ... or
चाहे ... चाहे means whether ... or: चाहे पानी परोस्, चाहे घाम लागोस् is whether it rains or the sun shines.
How It Works
चाहे ... चाहे opens two cases and then makes a statement that holds for both. The verbs in the cases take the -ओस् form, which sounds like a wish or a let-it-be: परोस् (let it rain), लागोस् (let the sun shine), होस् (let it be).
| Case | With -ओस् |
|---|---|
| पानी पर्नु | चाहे पानी परोस् |
| आउनु | चाहे आओस् |
| हुनु | चाहे बस होस् |
The main clause comes after both cases. It says what stays the same: म जान्छु, मलाई फरक पर्दैन, हामीले गर्नुपर्छ.
चाहे ... चाहे sounds firm. A relaxed way to say the same thing is to repeat पनि: पानी परे पनि घाम लागे पनि, म जान्छु.
Examples (4)
- चाहे पानी परोस्, चाहे घाम लागोस्, म जान्छु।
Whether it rains or the sun shines, I will go.
Each case has its verb in the -ओस् form.
- चाहे दाल भात होस्, चाहे मम, मलाई सबै मन पर्छ।
Whether it is dal bhat or momo, I like it all.
The cases can be nouns with होस्.
- चाहे तपाईं आउनुहोस्, चाहे नआउनुहोस्, हामी बैठक सुरु गर्छौँ।
Whether you come or not, we will start the meeting.
The polite -नुहोस् form works in both cases, and the second one takes the negative prefix.
- चाहे बस होस्, चाहे टेम्पो, हामी समयमै पुग्नुपर्छ।
Whether it is a bus or a tempo, we must arrive on time.
चाहे names two vehicles, and the main clause stays true for both.
How It Connects
Learn This First
चाहे ... चाहे means whether.
Related Patterns
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