-इलिनु

Doing Something for Yourself

Level 3Sounds Like ilinu

-इलिनु means do something for yourself.

How It Works

लिनु means take. As a helper it shows you do the action for your own benefit: पकाइलिनु (cook for yourself), किनिलिनु (buy for yourself).

It is the opposite of -इदिनु. -इदिनु does it for someone else, and -इलिनु does it for yourself: म तपाईंलाई यो गरिदिन्छु, म यो आफैँ गरिलिन्छु.

The command for तिमी is लेऊ: पैसा गनिलेऊ (count the money yourself).

The linker -इ is written joined, in one word. आफैँ and आफ्नो often go with it to stress that you do it on your own.

आफ्नो काम आफैँ गरिलिनुपर्छ।
You should do your own work yourself.
गरिलिनुपर्छ is built on -इलिनु.
मैले आफ्नो टिकट आफैँ किनिलिएँ।
I bought my own ticket myself.
The doer also gains.
सरिताले आफ्नो लागि चिया बनाइलिइन्।
Sarita made tea for herself.
लिइन् agrees with a woman.
म खाना पकाइलिन्छु।
I will cook my own meal.
The present is लिन्छु.
तिमी पैसा गनिलेऊ।
Count the money yourself.
लेऊ is the command for तिमी.

Using दिनु when you do it for yourself.
म आफ्नो काम गरिदिन्छु।
म आफ्नो काम गरिलिन्छु।
दिनु is for someone else. For yourself use लिनु.

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-इलिनुLevel 3Doing Something for Yourself

-इलिनु means doing something for yourself.

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