छ

Saying Where Something Is

Level 1Sounds Like cha

Use छ for where something is, what exists and what state it is in.

How It Works

छ is the verb for place, existence and state.

Doer	Form	Example
म	छु	म घरमा छु
तिमी	छौ	तिमी कहाँ छौ?
ऊ, यो, त्यो	छ	किताब टेबुलमा छ
हामी	छौँ	हामी बजारमा छौँ
उनी, उनीहरू	छन्	उनी घरमा छन्
तपाईं, उहाँ	हुनुहुन्छ	उहाँ घरमा हुनुहुन्छ

It also says what something is like: घर ठूलो छ (the house is big). In sentences about having, Nepali puts the owner with सँग or को and uses छ: तिमीसँग पैसा छ means you have money.

For a respected person, the helper is हुनुहुन्छ. Do not use हो for place: म घरमा छु, not म घरमा हुँ.

Examples (5)

किताब टेबुलमा छ।
The book is on the table.
छ tells where the book is.
म घरमा छु।
I am at home.
छु is the form for म.
हामी बजारमा छौँ।
We are at the market.
छौँ is the form for हामी.
घर ठूलो छ।
The house is big.
छ also tells what something is like.
उहाँ घरमा हुनुहुन्छ।
He is at home.
For a respected person, the form is हुनुहुन्छ.

Common Mistakes

Using हो for where someone is.
म घरमा हुँ।
म घरमा छु।
For place, Nepali uses छ, not हो.

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छLevel 1Saying Where Something Is

Learn This First

छ says where something is, and it is the second verb for being, after हो.

होSaying What Something Is
Know हो, because छ is the second of the two verbs for being.
Level 1

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