I will work tomorrow.
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म भोलि काम गर्छु।
ma bholi kām garchu
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| भोलि | bholi | tomorrow |
| काम | kām | work |
| गर्छु | garchu | do; does |
GRAMMAR / 13
Future (will ~)
म भोलि काम गर्छु।
ma bholi kām garchu
I will work tomorrow.
Pattern and choice
The -नेछ future
गर्नु→गर्नेछु / जानु→जानेछु / पढ्नु→पढ्नेछु
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② Nepali grammar rules
1. The -नेछ future
Compare गर्नु→गर्नेछु / जानु→जानेछु / पढ्नु→पढ्नेछु and we गर्नेछौं.
These combine a -ने form with future personal endings.
Respectful गर्नुहुनेछ has a different honorific construction from ordinary गर्नेछ.
2. Negative future
Use म जानेछैनँ (I will not go) / हामी जानेछैनौं (we will not go) / उहाँ जानुहुनेछैन (he/she will not go, respectful).
Compare present respectful negative जानुहुन्न with explicit future जानुहुनेछैन.
3. जान्छु versus जानेछु
Both भोलि जान्छु (I will go tomorrow, a present-form plan) and भोलि जानेछु (I will go tomorrow, future form) can express tomorrow's action.
The present is common for conversational plans; the future makes future reference explicit.
A translated intention does not mandate only one tense form.
4. Distinguish -ने from -नेछ
जाने बस (the bus that goes) is a bus that goes; बस जानेछ (the bus will go) is a future clause. -ने alone is not necessarily a complete future predicate: check whether it modifies a following noun.
5. Other plans and intention forms
म जान्छु (I go; I will go) can state a plan/intention; म जाऊँ? (shall I go, an offer) offers to go; हामी जाऔं (let us go) proposes going together.
Future tense, an offer and a suggestion are distinct constructions.
A reference table for comparing personal forms
| Person | Form and reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | म भोलि काम गर्छु। ma bholi kām garchu | I will work tomorrow. |
| we | हामी भोलि काम गर्छौं। hāmī bholi kām garchaũ | We will work tomorrow. |
| you | तपाईं भोलि काम गर्नुहुन्छ। tapāĩ bholi kām garnuhuncha | You will work tomorrow. |
| you plural | तपाईंहरू भोलि काम गर्नुहुन्छ। tapāĩharū bholi kām garnuhuncha | You will work tomorrow. |
| he/she | उहाँ भोलि काम गर्नुहुन्छ। uhā̃ bholi kām garnuhuncha | She will work tomorrow. |
| they | उहाँहरू भोलि काम गर्नुहुन्छ। uhā̃harū bholi kām garnuhuncha | They will work tomorrow. |
MAKE IT YOURS
Try it yourself first
Will you exercise tomorrow?
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तपाईं भोलि व्यायाम गर्नुहुन्छ?
tapāĩ bholi vyāyām garnuhuncha?
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| तपाईं | tapāĩ | you (respectful) |
| भोलि | bholi | tomorrow |
| व्यायाम | vyāyām | exercise |
| गर्नुहुन्छ | garnuhuncha | do; does (respectful) |
I will go to school tomorrow.
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म भोलि स्कूल जान्छु।
ma bholi skūl jānchu
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| भोलि | bholi | tomorrow |
| स्कूल | skūl | school |
| जान्छु | jānchu | go; goes |