जस्तो / जस्तै

Like and Just Like

Level 3Sounds Like jastō ra jastai

जस्तो and जस्तै compare one thing with another.

How It Works

जस्तो is an adjective that means like. It describes the noun after it: तिमीजस्तो साथी (a friend like you).

जस्तै is an adverb that means in the same way. It describes the action: ऊ तिमीजस्तै बोल्छ (he talks just like you).

After a plain noun or a pronoun, जस्तो joins it. After a verb, it stays apart and means it looks as if: पानी पर्ला जस्तो छ (it looks like rain).

After a word with को, जस्तो is also separate: आमाको जस्तो माया.

तिमीजस्तो साथी पाउन गाह्रो छ।
It is hard to find a friend like you.
जस्तो is joined to तिमी.
ऊ तिमीजस्तै बोल्छ।
He talks just like you.
जस्तै describes how he talks.
पानी पर्ला जस्तो छ।
It looks like rain.
After a verb, जस्तो is separate.
रामजस्तो मान्छे सबैलाई मन पर्छ।
Everybody likes a person like Ram.
जस्तो joins a name.
यो गीत मेरो गाउँको गीतजस्तै लाग्छ।
This song sounds like a song from my village.
जस्तै joins the noun गीत.

Writing जस्तो as a separate word after a noun.
तिमी जस्तो साथी पाउन गाह्रो छ।
तिमीजस्तो साथी पाउन गाह्रो छ।
After a plain noun or pronoun, जस्तो joins it.
Joining जस्तो to a verb.
पानी पर्लाजस्तो छ।
पानी पर्ला जस्तो छ।
After a verb, जस्तो stays separate.

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जस्तो / जस्तैLevel 3Like and Just Like

जस्तो and जस्तै say like.

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