जहिले पनि

Whenever and Always

Level 5Sounds Like jahilē pani

जहिले पनि means whenever or always, and जहाँ पनि means wherever: ऊ जहिले पनि हाँसिरहन्छ is he is always laughing.

How It Works

जहिले and जहाँ belong to the same family as जब and जो. Alone they join two clauses. With पनि after them they stand by themselves and cover every case.

FormMeaning
जहिले पनिwhenever, always
जहाँ पनिwherever, everywhere

जहिले पनि fits a habit: आमा जहिले पनि बिहान चिया बनाउनुहुन्छ. It also fits an invitation: जहिले पनि फोन गर्नुहोस् means call me any time.

जहाँ पनि works in the same way for places: जहाँ पनि जानुहोस्, चिया पसल भेटिन्छ means wherever you go, you will find a tea shop. Everyday speech also uses सधैँ or जहिल्यै for always and जताततै for everywhere. जहिले पनि and जहाँ पनि sound a little firmer and fit both talk and writing.

Examples (5)

  1. ऊ जहिले पनि हाँसिरहन्छ।

    He is always laughing.

    जहिले पनि means always.

  2. जहिले पनि मलाई फोन गर्नुहोस्।

    Call me any time.

    जहिले पनि means at any time.

  3. जहाँ पनि जानुहोस्, चिया पसल भेटिन्छ।

    Wherever you go, you will find a tea shop.

    जहाँ पनि means wherever.

  4. आमा जहिले पनि बिहान चिया बनाउनुहुन्छ।

    Mother always makes tea in the morning.

    जहिले पनि fits a habit.

  5. काठमाडौंमा जहाँ पनि गाडी नै गाडी देखिन्छ।

    In Kathmandu you see nothing but vehicles everywhere.

    जहाँ पनि means everywhere.

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जहिले पनि means whenever, and it ends with पनि.