जसले / जसलाई / जसको

Relative Words with Postpositions

Level 4Sounds Like jasalē, jasalā'ī ra jasakō

जसले, जसलाई and जसको are जो with a postposition.

How It Works

Before a postposition, जो changes to जस-, in the same way as ऊ becomes उस- and को becomes कस-.

RelativeAnswer
जसलेउसले
जसलाईउसलाई
जसकोउसको
जससँगउससँग

The pattern means whoever or the one who: जसले काम गर्छ, उसले फल पाउँछ.

Both parts must carry the postposition their own clause needs.

Write उसले, not ऊले. Plural people use उनीहरूले. The जस- word often means anyone who does the thing, and it can also name one person, as in जसले ढोका खोल्यो. For a clause that describes a noun, use जो ... त्यो. The pattern fits rules, advice and proverbs, where the person is anyone who does the thing.

Examples (5)

  1. जसले काम गर्छ, उसले फल पाउँछ।

    Whoever works gets the reward.

    जसले and उसले both mark a doer.

  2. जसलाई चिया मन पर्छ, उसलाई यो पसल मन पर्छ।

    Whoever likes tea will like this shop.

    जसलाई and उसलाई both mark the one who likes.

  3. जसको घर टाढा छ, उसले बिहान चाँडै निस्कनुपर्छ।

    Anyone whose home is far must leave early in the morning.

    जसको means whose.

  4. जसले ढोका खोल्यो, उसले नै बन्द गर्नुपर्छ।

    Whoever opened the door must close it.

    नै stresses उसले.

  5. जससँग टिकट छ, ऊ भित्र जान सक्छ।

    Whoever has a ticket can go in.

    जससँग means with whom.

Common Mistakes

  • A learner writes ऊले.

    जसले काम गर्छ, ऊले फल पाउँछ।
    जसले काम गर्छ, उसले फल पाउँछ।

    ऊ becomes उस- before ले.

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