May I sit here?
Reveal the answer, reading and word meanings
म यहाँ बसूँ?
ma yahā̃ basũ?
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| यहाँ | yahā̃ | here |
| बसूँ | basũ | may I sit |
GRAMMAR / 18
म यहाँ बसूँ?
ma yahā̃ basũ?
May I sit here?
Pattern and choice
First-person offers
म गरूँ (shall I do it, an offer)? / म जाऊँ (shall I go, an offer)? / म ल्याऊँ (shall I bring it, an offer)?
म गरूँ (shall I do it, an offer)? / म जाऊँ (shall I go, an offer)? / म ल्याऊँ (shall I bring it, an offer)? offer to do, go or bring something. गर्छु instead states an action/intention; it is not the same offering form.
गरौं / जाऔं / बसौं / खाऔं propose shared action.
Compare singular offer जाऊँ with plural suggestion जाऔं, rather than assuming the same ending for both.
यहाँ बसौं (let us sit here) proposes sitting here together; यहाँ बस्नुहोस् (please sit here) asks the listener to sit.
This changes participants, not merely the degree of politeness.
नजाऔं means let's not go; नजानुहोस् asks someone not to go.
Prefix न negates these proposal/request forms, while the following morphology identifies the participants.
म जानेछु (I will go) states future action; म जाऊँ? (shall I go, an offer) offers it for consideration.
Likewise हामी जानेछौं (we will go) states a plan, whereas हामी जाऔं (let us go) proposes one.
A suggestion not to do something places न before the verb.
MAKE IT YOURS
म यहाँ बसूँ?
ma yahā̃ basũ?
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| यहाँ | yahā̃ | here |
| बसूँ | basũ | may I sit |
म ढोका खोलूँ?
ma ḍhokā kholũ?
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| ढोका | ḍhokā | door |
| खोलूँ | kholũ | shall I open |
म पानी ल्याऊँ?
ma pānī lyāũ?
| Word or form | Reading | Meaning in this sentence |
|---|---|---|
| म | ma | I |
| पानी | pānī | water |
| ल्याऊँ | lyāũ | shall I bring |