Verbs: Roots

INTRODUCTION In English, to ever split an infinitive is a grave sin. Or so they say. Verbs — action words that tell you what kind of action is being performed — are often inflected in many languages to show tense, aspect etc. An infinitive is the opposite; it is the basic, uninflected form of a … 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

Verb Conjugation: Past Tense

INTRODUCTION Past tense is one of the three tenses in Nepali, used to denote or express actions that happened or occurred in the past. It can also be used to denote a state that existed. Nepali also uses this tense to describe a past habitual action, and to express one’s unawareness of a scenario. In Nepali, … Read more

Verb Conjugation: Hunu

INTRODUCTION To be or not to be, that is the lesson: whether ’tis nobler in the mind to decipher an important verb in Nepali, or skip it altogether. While I am no Shakespeare, the verb we are about to discuss is of utmost importance, because it helps us define or describe an entity’s properties so … Read more

Negative Verb Conjugation: Introduction

INTRODUCTION There are several moments when you want to express a thing negatively. Is your latte not as good as expected? Perhaps, you are not hungry? Maybe, you don’t want to go to that restaurant today. Of course, you can always say “Well, this latte is really bad” but maybe, you want to conjugate the verb itself to denote the state. What … Read more

Verb Conjugation: Present Tense

INTRODUCTION Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why we describe it using a form of tense unlike any before it so that we can successfully convey the idea of an event that is occurring or occurs as of now. This is why it is also known as … Read more