-एको छैन
Saying Not Yet
-एको छैन shows something has not happened, as far as now.
How It Works
For a perfect sentence, the negative is a single word change: छ becomes छैन. मैले खाएको छु (I have eaten) becomes मैले खाएको छैन (I have not eaten).
| Doer | Form |
|---|---|
| म (man) | आएको छैन |
| म (woman) | आएकी छैन |
| तिमी | आएका छैनौ |
| उनी (woman) | आएकी छैनन् |
| हामी, उनीहरू | आएका छैनौँ, आएका छैनन् |
The word अझै makes the sense of not yet clear: बस अझै आइपुगेको छैन (the bus has not arrived yet). With कहिल्यै it means never up to now: म कहिल्यै इलाम गएको छैन (I have never been to Ilam).
The simple past negative looks back at one time: मैले खाइनँ (I did not eat). The perfect negative is about now. If your friend asks whether you have eaten and you have not, say मैले अझै खाएको छैन.
Examples (5)
- मैले अझै खाएको छैन।
I have not eaten yet.
अझै and छैन show that it has not happened so far.
- म कहिल्यै इलाम गएको छैन।
I have never been to Ilam.
कहिल्यै turns it into never until now.
- बस अझै आइपुगेको छैन।
The bus has not arrived yet.
The participle -एको goes with a single thing.
- सरिता अझै आएकी छैनन्।
Sarita has not come yet.
-एकी and छैनन् agree with a respected woman.
- उनीहरूले पैसा पाएका छैनन्।
They have not received the money.
-एका and छैनन् agree with several doers.
Common Mistakes
Using the present negative for not yet.
म अझै खाँदिनँ।मैले अझै खाएको छैन।खाँदिनँ means I do not eat, as a habit. Not yet needs -एको छैन.
Not agreeing with several doers.
साथीहरू अझै आएको छैनन्।साथीहरू अझै आएका छैनन्।-एको becomes -एका when the doers are several.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-एको छैन says not yet.
Related Patterns
Practice -एको छैन in Bubblegum
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