दुख्छ

Saying Where It Hurts

Level 2Sounds Like dukhcha

दुख्छ means hurts, and the sore part is the doer: मेरो टाउको दुख्छ.

How It Works

दुख्नु means to hurt. Nepali says my head hurts, with the sore part as the doer: मेरो टाउको दुख्छ (my head hurts).

The owner comes first as a possessive: मेरो, तिम्रो, तपाईंको or उनको. The verb agrees with the body part and not with the owner. One part takes दुख्छ, and several take दुख्छन्: मेरा आँखा दुख्छन् (my eyes hurt). मेरा agrees with the plural आँखा.

For something that hurt a little earlier, use the past दुख्यो: मेरो दाँत हिजो दुख्यो (my tooth hurt yesterday). For a question, change the intonation or add the question mark: तपाईंको खुट्टा दुख्छ? (does your leg hurt?).

A useful word list: टाउको (head), पेट (stomach), खुट्टा (leg), हात (hand), दाँत (tooth) and आँखा (eye).

People also say मलाई टाउको दुख्छ, with लाई on the person. The body part is still the doer, so the verb still agrees with it.

Do not say म टाउको दुख्छु. The verb never takes the person as the doer. It names the sore part.

Examples (5)

  1. मेरो टाउको दुख्छ।

    My head hurts.

    टाउको is the doer, so the verb is दुख्छ.

  2. मेरा आँखा दुख्छन्।

    My eyes hurt.

    आँखा is plural, so the verb is दुख्छन्.

  3. उनको पेट दुख्छ।

    Her stomach hurts.

    उनको names the owner.

  4. मेरो दाँत हिजो दुख्यो।

    My tooth hurt yesterday.

    दुख्यो is the past.

  5. तपाईंको खुट्टा दुख्छ?

    Does your leg hurt?

    A question keeps the same words.

Common Mistakes

  • Learners make the person the doer of दुख्छ.

    म टाउको दुख्छु।
    मेरो टाउको दुख्छ।

    The sore part is the doer. The person is only the owner.

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