तँ

Very Close Address with तँ

Level 4Sounds Like tam̐

तँ is the plain, very close word for you.

How It Works

तँ is the lowest level of you. Parents use it with small children and close friends use it with each other. In most other places it is rude, so a learner should hold it back and understand it when others use it.

FormBoy or neutralGirl
Presentजान्छस्जान्छेस्
Pastगइस्गइस्
Commandजा, खा, गर्same

The possessive is तेरो (your). Negative commands add न-: नजा, नगर्.

Never mix तँ with another level's ending. तँ goes with -स्, तिमी with -औ and तपाईं with -नुहुन्छ. Hearing तँ from a friend is a sign of closeness, but a learner who uses it with the wrong person can cause offense.

Examples (5)

  1. तँ कहाँ जान्छस्?

    Where are you going? (to a small child)

    जान्छस् is the तँ present.

  2. तँ चाँडै घर जा।

    Go home quickly. (to a close friend)

    The तँ command is the bare stem.

  3. तेरो नाम के हो?

    What is your name? (to a small child)

    तेरो is the possessive of तँ.

  4. तँ अब ठूलो भइस्।

    You have grown big now. (to a child)

    भइस् is the तँ past of हुनु.

  5. तँ आज के खान्छेस्?

    What are you going to eat today? (to a girl)

    A girl takes -एस्.

Common Mistakes

  • A learner gives तँ the तिमी ending.

    तँ कहाँ जान्छौ?
    तँ कहाँ जान्छस्?

    तँ goes with -स्, not -औ.

How It Connects

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तँLevel 4Very Close Address with तँ

Learn This First

तँ is the lowest address, so the other levels come first.