-इरहनु
Keeping on Doing
The stem plus -इ plus रहनु shows an action that goes on and on.
How It Works
The -इ linker joins a stem to रहनु to say that the action continues. It is written as one word: बोलिरह्यो, परिरह्यो, रोइरह्यो.
| Person | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| म | गरिरहन्छु | गरिरहेँ |
| तिमी | गरिरहन्छौ | गरिरह्यौ |
| तपाईं | गरिरहनुहुन्छ | गरिरहनुभयो |
The past often tells how long something lasted: एक घण्टासम्म बोलिरह्यो (he went on talking for an hour). The present with -इरहन्छ suggests a habit of going on again and again, as in तिमी किन हाँसिरहन्छौ? (why do you keep laughing?).
Do not mix this with the progressive -इरहेको छ, which says what is happening now. Here रहनु is the main idea: the action does not stop. The word रहनु also means to stay.
Examples (5)
- ऊ एक घण्टासम्म बोलिरह्यो।
He kept talking for an hour.
बोलिरह्यो is the past of -इरहनु.
- रातभर पानी परिरह्यो।
The rain kept falling all night.
परिरह्यो has no ले.
- तिमी किन हाँसिरहन्छौ?
Why do you keep laughing?
The present -इरहन्छौ shows going on again and again.
- बच्चा रातभर रोइरह्यो।
The baby went on crying all night.
रोइरह्यो joins रोउनु and रहनु.
- आमा भान्सामा काम गरिरहनुभयो।
Mother kept working in the kitchen.
The respectful past is -इरहनुभयो.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-इरहनु means keeping on.
Related Patterns
Practice -इरहनु in Bubblegum
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