Using Auxiliary Verbs To Create New Verbs

Did you know that you can create almost any kind of verb using these three Verbs? हुनु (Hunu) = To be गर्नु (garnu) = To do पर्नु (parnu) = For X to fall on Y लाग्नु (laagnu) = *Multiple Meanings* __ HUNU IF a noun or an adjective is followed by ‘Hunu’, then it takes a meaning of ‘To be X’ … Read more

Advanced Sentence Structure

This lesson is long, but it covers almost everything a sentence is, or has, or will be. Composing long sentences is what we need to master a language effectively. So how do we Compose higher level sentences? Sentence is called ‘वाक्य’ (bakya) in Nepali and Word is called ‘शब्द’ (shabda). Meaning is ‘अर्थ’ (artha).     . VOCABULARY वाक्य (bakya) = … Read more

Case Marker: Bāṭa, Dekhi

INTRODUCTION Where are you from? This question is perhaps a quintessential part of belonging, a question that will eventually come up in a first-time conversation. You can come from somewhere, you can arrive from some town, you can prevent something from happening. The notion of “from” is essential to master, and in Nepali, there are two … Read more

Negative Verb Conjugation: Future Tense

INTRODUCTION Negative Future Tense is one of the three negative tenses in Nepali, used to denote or express actions that will not occur in the future. It can also be used to denote a state that currently will not exist. In Nepali, the negative future tense is called अकरण भविष्यत् काल (akaraṇ bhaviṣyat kāl). For example, … Read more

Negative Verb Conjugation: Present Tense

INTRODUCTION Negative Present tense is one of the three negative tenses in Nepali, used to denote or express actions that is not currently going on or is not performed in a habitual basis. It can also be used to denote a state that currently does not exist or generally doesn’t exist. In Nepali, the negative present … Read more

Verb Conjugation: Irrealis Mood

INTRODUCTION Imagine if the whole world was a lie and for once, think that the world is being run by lizard people. I mean, there might be some truth to that statement, but for all purposes, which I am definitely not being forced upon telepathically by lizard people to say, who do not definitely exist, … Read more

Vocabulary: Adverbs

INTRODUCTION Adverbs are those words which modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective or even other adverbs. Adverbs are very important, as they expand upon the action’s or the description’s quantity, location, manner or time of occurrence. For example, an adverb (in bold) in English would be:It is raining heavily. Adverbs are called क्रियाविशेषण (kriyāviśeṣaṇ) in Nepali, coming … Read more

Counting In Nepali

Suppose you wanted to count something. You are presented with three objects, let’s say ‘Pens’. How do you count them? You would probably say ‘Three Pens’, right? Now, you might think that in Nepali, we would say ‘तीन कलम’ (tin kalam) to mean ‘Three Pens’. However, that is wrong! Why? Nepali uses words called ‘Counters’ … Read more