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The second part of the verb agrees in number and gender with
the subject of the verb. The third part of the verb agrees in
person and number with the subject of the verb. HO
first person
I we
masc mA uA Thtā hū ham uThte hA
fem mA uA Thtī hī ū ham uThtī hA
second person sing & pl
you W THE LANGUAGE WORKS
masc āp uThte hA
fem āp uThtī hA
third person
he they
masc ye/vō uThtā hA ye/ve uThte hA
she they
fem ye/vō uThtī htt A ye/ve uThtī hA N
vō sāt baje uThtā hA vō sāt baje uThtī hA
he gets up at 7 o’clock she gets up at 7 o’clock Verbs
ve sāt baje uThte hA ve sāt baje uThtī hA
they get up at 7 o’clock (masc) they get up at 7 o’clock (fem)
Present Continuous
The verb in the present continuous tense consists of three
parts:
verb stem +
perfect of auxiliary rahnā +
simple present of hōnā (hū, hA, hA).
The second part, the perfect of the auxiliary verb rahnā, is
inflected for number and gender. It gives the sense of the
English ‘-ing’.
The third part, the simple present of the verb hōnā (to be), is
person.
inflected for number and p
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