-تا / -تی / -تے + جانا
Progressive Continuation or Change
Use the تا, تی or تے form before the continuation phrase.
How It Works
Match the participle and the rest of the verbal phrase to the subject: آواز بڑھتی جا رہی ہے. Feminine آواز selects بڑھتی and رہی.
An earlier sequence can use a form such as پڑھتا گیا. In بلال ایک کے بعد ایک خط پڑھتا گیا, the letters are read successively. The subject remains unmarked.
Read the full construction before translating جانا as “go.” A growing pile or a worsening situation can take this pattern while staying in the same place.
Examples (4)
- آواز بڑھتی جا رہی ہے۔
The sound is getting louder and louder.
The feminine subject controls بڑھتی and رہی.
- قطار لمبی ہوتی جا رہی ہے۔
The line is getting longer and longer.
The pattern presents a continuing change in length.
- بلال ایک کے بعد ایک خط پڑھتا گیا۔
Bilal kept reading one letter after another.
The masculine subject controls پڑھتا گیا, without نے.
- بچے نئے الفاظ سیکھتے جا رہے ہیں۔
The children are continuing to learn new words.
The group’s learning continues to develop.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize an extended sequence of activity before expressing gradual development with جانا.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
Words in This Pattern
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