-न लागेको छ

Being About to Do Something

Level 3Sounds Like na lāgēkō cha

-न लागेको छ shows that something is just about to happen.

How It Works

This pattern uses the perfect -एको छ with लाग्नु. It shows the moment right before an action starts.

The past often sets up an interruption: म सुत्न लागेको थिएँ, तब फोन आयो (I was about to sleep when the phone rang).

A thing can be the doer too: पानी पर्न लागेको छ, बस छुट्न लागेको थियो. Then the -एको part stays -एको.

Use the -न form before लागेको, not the -नु form.

पानी पर्न लागेको छ।
It is about to rain.
पर्न लागेको छ looks just ahead.
बस छुट्न लागेको थियो।
The bus was about to leave.
थियो puts it in the past.
सरिता घर जान लागेकी छिन्।
Sarita is about to go home.
-एकी and छिन् agree with a woman.
म सुत्न लागेको थिएँ, तब फोन आयो।
I was about to sleep when the phone rang.
The past sets up an interruption.
हामी निस्कन लागेका छौँ।
We are about to leave.
-एका and छौँ agree with हामी.

Not agreeing with a woman.
सरिता घर जान लागेको छिन्।
सरिता घर जान लागेकी छिन्।
-एको becomes -एकी for a woman.
Using the -नु form before लागेको.
पानी पर्नु लागेको छ।
पानी पर्न लागेको छ।
Use the -न form before लागेको.

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-न लागेको छLevel 3Being About to Do Something

-न लागेको छ means being about to.

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