हो
Saying What Something Is
Use हो to say who or what someone or something is.
How It Works
हो tells what something is. It joins two nouns. Where something is and what a thing is like take छ. One exception comes later: a judgment about an action, such as बिहान हिँड्नु राम्रो हो, uses हो.
| Doer | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| म | हुँ | म शिक्षक हुँ |
| तिमी | हौ | तिमी मेरो साथी हौ |
| ऊ, यो, त्यो | हो | यो चिया हो |
| हामी | हौँ | हामी नेपाली हौँ |
| उनी, उनीहरू | हुन् | उनी डाक्टर हुन् |
| तपाईं, उहाँ | हुनुहुन्छ | उहाँ मेरा बुबा हुनुहुन्छ |
Use हो for names, jobs, nationalities and kinds: मेरो नाम सरिता हो, म नेपाली हुँ, यो चिया हो.
Do not use छ for these. For where something is and what it is like, Nepali uses छ instead.
Examples (5)
- म शिक्षक हुँ।
I am a teacher.
हुँ is the form of हो for म.
- यो चिया हो।
This is tea.
हो names what the thing is.
- तिमी मेरो साथी हौ।
You are my friend.
हौ is the form of हो for तिमी.
- हामी नेपाली हौँ।
We are Nepali.
हौँ is the form of हो for हामी.
- उहाँ मेरा बुबा हुनुहुन्छ।
He is my father.
हुनुहुन्छ is the respectful form of हो.
Common Mistakes
Using छ for what something is.
यो चिया छ।यो चिया हो।To say what something is, Nepali uses हो, not छ.
How It Connects
Learn This First
हो links two nouns, such as यो किताब हो.
Related Patterns
- छSaying Where Something Is
The verb for where something is and what it is like.
Level 1 - छ / होChoosing Between छ and हो
Choosing between the two.
Level 1 - छैन / होइनSaying No with छैन and होइन
The negatives.
Level 1 - म / हामीI and We
The pronouns that go with हुँ and हौँ.
Level 1 - मेरो नाम ... होSaying Your Name
A common use of हो.
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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