NEPAL NOTES / GRAMMAR

Nepali grammar. Make sense of every sentence.

From हो, छ and हुन्छ to verb forms and polite requests. Explore 36 lessons from the app with examples, comparison tables and audio.

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34 themes + appendices A & B / Japanese & English

ONE WORD, ONE DISCOVERY

Three little words. Different jobs.

English uses “be” in many places where Nepali makes a different choice. Start by noticing what each sentence tells you.

हो

हो: A is B (identity / equation)

म विद्यार्थी हुँ।

ma vidyārthī hũ

I am a student.

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छ: existence and location

म घरमा छु।

ma gharmā chu

I am at home.

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हुन्छ: becomes / generally is (habitual, change)

जाडोमा चिसो हुन्छ।

jāḍomā ciso huncha

It gets cold in winter.

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FIND YOUR NEXT SENTENCE

36 lessons. Start where you’re curious.

36 lessons

01

The foundations of a sentence

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01

हो: A is B (identity / equation)

02

छ: existence and location

03

छ: is ~ (adjective / state)

04

हुन्छ: becomes / generally is (habitual, change)

05

Postpositions: place, participants and relationships

06

Question words and how to ask

07

Pronouns, familiarity, respect and verb agreement

02

Now, then and what comes next

9
08

Action verbs: present (do ~)

09

Present negative (don't ~)

10

Present progressive (~ing)

11

The ergative ले & the past (did ~)

12

Past negative (didn't ~)

13

Future (will ~)

14

Habitual past (used to ~)

15

Present perfect / experience (have done ~)

16

Past perfect (had done ~)

03

Requests, possibilities and wishes

6
17

Requests & commands (three politeness levels)

18

Hortative / volitional (let's ~ / shall I ~)

19

Prohibition (must not ~ / don't ~)

20

Ability (can ~)

21

Obligation & permission (must ~ / may ~)

22

Desire (want to ~)

04

Describe, compare and express

3
23

Adjective agreement & position

24

Adverbs & exclamations

25

Comparison & superlative

05

Connect ideas and tell more

9
26

Conjunctions (and / so / but)

27

While ~ (-दै) / after ~ (-एपछि)

28

In order to ~ (-नको लागि)

29

Relative expressions: people, things, place and time

30

Conditionals (if ~)

31

Inference / opinion / possibility (I think / probably / might / must be)

32

Passive (be ~ed)

33

Causative (make someone ~)

34

Reported speech (said that ~)

06

Appendices: verbs and copulas

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35

Verb forms through writing: लेख्नु

36

Copulas through identity and location

THE WORDS MEET THE WORLD

Meet the Nepal behind the words.

Once a pattern makes sense, imagine the places and people you could use it with.

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