-ला

Probably Will

Level 2Sounds Like lā

-ला means it will probably happen, or it may happen.

How It Works

-ला is softer than -नेछु. It says a thing will probably happen, and it can also guess at the weather or at what another person will do.

Doer	गर्नु	जानु
म	गरुँला	जाऊँला
हामी	गरौँला	जाऔँला
तिमी	गरौला	जाऔला
ऊ	गर्ला	जाला
उनी, उनीहरू	गर्लान्	जालान्
तपाईं	गर्नुहोला	जानुहोला

A stem that ends in a vowel, like जा-, takes the long vowel in -ऊँला: जाऊँला.

-ला also fits weather guesses and other maybe-sentences: पानी पर्ला (it may rain). For a firm promise, use -नेछु. For a plan that is already made, use -ने छु.

Examples (5)

म भोलि फोन गरुँला।
I will probably call tomorrow.
-उँला is the form for म after a consonant stem.
पानी पर्ला।
It may rain.
-ला is common for the weather.
ऊ भोलि आउला।
He will probably come tomorrow.
-ला goes with ऊ.
हामी बेलुका भेटौँला।
We will probably meet in the evening.
-औँला goes with हामी.
म भोलि बजार जाऊँला।
I will probably go to the market tomorrow.
After a vowel stem, म takes -ऊँला.

Common Mistakes

Using the form for ऊ with म.
म भोलि फोन गर्ला।
म भोलि फोन गरुँला।
The ending for म is -उँला.

How It Connects

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-लाLevel 2Probably Will

Learn This First

-ला means probably will, and it relies on the future.

-नेछुThe Formal Future
Know -नेछु, because -ला is another way to talk about what is ahead, a softer one that means probably.
Level 2

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