मैले / तिमीले / उसले

Pronouns with ले

Level 2Sounds Like mailē, timīlē ra usalē

म becomes मैले, ऊ becomes उसले and उनी becomes उनले. The others just add ले.

How It Works

ले joins every pronoun, but three of them change first.

PronounWith लेPast of खानु
ममैलेखाएँ
हामीहामीलेखायौँ
तिमीतिमीलेखायौ
तपाईंतपाईंलेखानुभयो
ऊउसलेखायो
उनीउनलेखाए / खाइन्
उहाँउहाँलेखानुभयो

Other words follow the same pattern: यो becomes यसले and त्यो becomes त्यसले. The verb ending comes from the doer, so in the simple past मैले goes with -एँ (or -इनँ for did not) and तिमीले goes with -यौ (or -एनौ for did not).

ले joins the pronoun, but the verb stays a separate word. Write मैले भनेँ, not one long word. The usual order is doer, object, verb.

Examples (5)

  1. मैले उहाँलाई भनेँ।

    I told him.

    मैले is म plus ले, and उहाँ is a respected person.

  2. तिमीले के किन्यौ?

    What did you buy?

    तिमीले goes with the ending -यौ.

  3. तपाईंले यो किताब कहिले पढ्नुभयो?

    When did you read this book?

    तपाईंले asks politely, so the verb has -नुभयो.

  4. उसले मलाई फोन गर्‍यो।

    He called me.

    उसले is the plain form for ऊ.

  5. हामीले सँगै चिया पियौँ।

    We drank tea together.

    हामीले takes the ending -यौँ.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing म plus ले without the change.

    मले भात खाएँ।
    मैले भात खाएँ।

    म becomes मैले before ले.

  • Using ऊले for he.

    ऊले मलाई फोन गर्‍यो।
    उसले मलाई फोन गर्‍यो।

    ऊ becomes उसले before ले.

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मैले / तिमीले / उसलेLevel 2Pronouns with ले

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Pronouns change when ले is added.