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vō abhī uThī hA
they have just got up (masc)
she has just got up
ve abhī uThī hA ve abhī uThe hA
they have just got up (fem)
As with the past perfect, the verb does not agree with its sub-
j ject in transitive uses:
usne nāshtā khāyā hA
he/she has eaten breakfast
Past Continuous
The first two parts are the same as in the present continuous.
A third part is added which is the past tense of hōnā, ie thā,
thī, the:
vō uTh rahā thā vō uTh rahī thī
he was getting up she was getting up
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
ham uTh rahe the
N
we were getting up
Future
Verbs
The future tense consists of three parts:
verb stem + suffix -ū, -e, e or -ō + -gā, -ge, -gī
The second part agrees with the subject in number and per-
son.
The third part agrees with the subject in gender and number:
(uThnā to get up)
first person
I we
masc mA uA Thūgā ham uThege
fem mA uA Thūgī ham uThegī

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