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second person
you
masc sing & pl polite
āp uThege
fem āp uThegī
second person sing & pl familiar
you
masc tum uThōge
fem tum uThōgī HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
third person
he they
masc ye/vō uThegā ye/ve uThege
she they
fem ye/vō uThegī ye/ve uThegī
mA uA Thūgā ham uThege
I’ll get up we’ll get up
Subjunctive N
The subjunctive is commonly used in Hindi and Urdu to
express a wish, request, uncertainty or a possibility. By drop- Verbs
ping the ending -gā, -ge or -gī from the future tense you are
left with the subjunctive form:
mA uA Thū?
should I get up?
Infinitive
The infinitive can be used to express commands, intentions
or obligation:
(lenā to take) (jānā( to go)
davā dō bār lenā mujhe manālī jānā hA
take the medicine twice a day I want to go to Manali
(milnā to see)
mujhe das baje dākTar se milnā hA
I have to see the doctor at 10 o’clock
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