Personal Pronouns

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Asmita Mistry, Vidyalaya, Inc., 2012 1 | P a g e

Gujarati Grammar

Personal Pronouns

Singular Pronouns: Plural Pronouns:

I hu(n) WE ame

YOU (formal) tame YOU (formal) tame

YOU (familiar) tu YOU (familiar) tame

IT/ HE/ SHE e/te THEY e loko/teo

Objective Pronouns


IT/THIS aa THEY/THESE aa

THAT pelu/pelo/pelee THOSE pelaa/pelaa/pelee

Possessive Pronouns


MINE maaru/aa/ee WE amaaru/aa/ee

YOUR (formal) tamaaru/aa/ee YOU (formal) tamaaraa/aa/ee

YOUR (familiar) taaru/aa/ee YOU (familiar) tamaaraa/aa/ee

HIS/HER (t)enu/aa/ee THEY teo/ e loko nu/naa/nee

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PRESENT PROGRESSIVE VERBS WITH PRONOUNS


I AM… hun…..chu(n) WE ARE… ame…..Cheeye

YOU (formal) ARE… tame…..Cho YOU (formal) ARE… tame…..Cho

YOU (familiar) ARE… tu…..Che YOU (familiar) ARE… tame…..Cho

IT/ HE/ SHE IS… e/te…..Che THEY ARE… teo/ e loko…..Che

PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE VERBS WITH PRONOUNS


I WAS… hun…..hato/ee WE WERE… ame…..hataa

YOU (formal) WERE… tame…..hataa YOU (formal) WERE… tame…..hataa

YOU (familiar) WAS… tu…..hato/hatee YOU (familiar) WERE… tame…..hataa

IT/HE/ SHE WAS… e/te…..hatu/o/ee THEY WERE… teo/e loko…..hataa

FUTURE TENSE VERBS WITH PRONOUNS


I WILL… hun…..-eesh WE WILL… ame…..-eeshu

YOU (formal) WILL… tame…..-asho YOU (formal) WILL… tame…..-asho

YOU (familiar) WILL… tu…..-ashe YOU (familiar) WILL… tame…..-asho

IT/HE/ SHE WILL… e/te…..-ashe THEY WILL… teo/ e loko…..-ashe

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Conjugation for the verb “To Come” (aavavu)

PRESENT TENSE

I COME hun aavu Chu. WE COME ame aaveeye cheeye.

YOU (formal) COME tame aavo Cho. YOU (formal) COME tame aavo Cho.

YOU (familiar) COME tu aave Che. YOU (familiar) COME tame aavo Cho.

IT/HE/ SHE COMES e/te aave Che. THEY COME teo/e loko aave Che.

PAST TENSE

I CAME hun aavyo hato. hun aavee hatee.

WE CAME ame aavyaa hataa.

YOU (formal) CAME

tame aavyaa hataa. YOU (formal) CAME tame aavyaa hataa.

YOU (familiar) CAME

tu aavyo hato. tu aavee hatee.

YOU (familiar) CAME

tame aavyaa hataa.

IT/HE/ SHE CAMES e/te aavyu/yo/ee hatu/o/ee.

THEY CAME teo/e loko aavyaa hataa.

FUTURE TENSE

I WILL COME hun aaveesh. WE WILL COME ame aaveeshu.

YOU (formal) WILL COME

tame aavasho. YOU (formal) WILL COME

tame aavasho.

YOU (familiar) WILL COME

tu aavashe. YOU (familiar) WILL COME

tame aavasho.

IT/ HE/ SHE WILL COME

e/te aavashe. THEY WILL COME teo/ e loko aavashe.

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Nouns and Gender Masculine:

Nouns ending in “o” Chokaro, rasto, rediyo

boy, road, radio

Names of males, mountains and seas krishanaa, himaalaya, pacific

Krishna, Himalaya, Pacific

Common Masculine nouns nepkeen, saaboo, rumaal, koT, paTo, naasto, ras,

napkin, soap, towel, coat, belt, snack, juice,

darvaajo, kaagaDd, viraam, rasto, reDiyo, telefon, chamacho

door, paper, rest, road, radio, phone, large spoon

Feminine:

Nouns ending in “i” or “ee” gareebee, Chokaree, devee

poverty, girl, Goddess

Names of females and rivers Priya, Yamuna

Common Feminine Nouns taaee, topee, pen, roTlee, puree, gaaDee, moTar,

tie, hat, pen, indian flat bread, round bread, car, motor, office,

chaavee, khurashee, chaadar, ghanTaDee, kofee, oongh

key, chair, sheet, bell, coffee, sleep (noun)

Neutral:

Nouns ending in “un” Chokarun, gaadalun, sapanun

Child, mattress, dream

Names of cities and villages Mumbai, Umargaam

Common Neutral Nouns: brush, osheeku, pent, sharT, doodh, baaraNu, paaNee, tebal

brush, pillow, pants, shirt, milk, door, water, table

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Singular and Plural Nouns

Masculine Nouns:

Singular Nouns ending in “a” and other masculine nouns

Add “o”:

ful→fulo (flowers)

Singular Nouns ending in “o” Change “o” to “aa”:

Chokaro→Chokaraa (boys)

or Add “o” after adding “aa”

Chokaraa→ Chokaraao

Feminine Nouns:

Singular nouns ending in “ee” Add “o”:

khurashee→khurasheeo (chair)

Singular nouns ending in “aa” Add “o”:

maataa→maataao (mothers)

Neutral nouns:

Singular nouns ending in “un” Change “un” to “aan”

Chokarun→Chokaraan (children)

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Adverbs

Adverbs modify the verb or add meaning to the verb.

Time immediately

sometimes

always

daily

everyday

every year

tarat

koeek vaar

hameshaa

dar-roj

dar-roj

dar-varshe

often

just now

afterwards

finally

day and night

ghaNee vaar

amaNaa

pachee thee

Chelle

raat-divas

Place everywhere

far

from here

from there

from where

chaaron-or

door

yahaan se

vahaan se

kahaan se

somewhere

inside

near

outside

within

kaheen se

andar

paas

baahar

bheetar

Action continuous

quickly

slowly

lagaataar, nirantar

jaldee se

dheere se

like this

suddenly

how

eise

achaanak

keise, kis tarah

Quantity a little

a lot, very much

completely

thoDaa, zaraa saa

bahut, khoob

pooraa

exactly

somewhat

according to one’s capacity

baraabar

kuCh

yathaa-shakti

Certainty surely

certainly

zaroor

nishchit

really, indeed

undoubtedly

sachmuch

beshak, nis-sandeh

Doubt perhaps kadaachit possibly shaayad

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Prepositions

Prepositions are related to a noun.

above, on

after

against

as

around

because of

before

below

for

for the sake of

inside

in the middle of

oopar, par, paas

peeChe, baad

virudhdh

samaan

chaaron or, aaspaas

kee vajah se

aage, saamane, pahale

tale, neeche

liye, vaaste

khaatir

bheetar

beech me

like

near

on the other side

outside

opposite

than

through

till

to, towards

up to

with

without

samaan, tarah

nikaT, paas

pare, kinaare

baahar

sam-mukh

kee apeksha, se

dvaaraa, maarfat

tak

prati, taraf, or, dishaa me

paryant

saath, samet, sahit

bina, sivaa, rahit

Conjunctions

Conjunctions join two words or two sentences.

and

or

but

because

our (or), tathaa, evam

ya

kintu, parantu, magar, lekin

ki, kyonki

therefore

otherwise

still

if…not…

isliye, is kaaraN

varanaa

phir bhi, to bhi

yadi….nahi

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Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns.

a lot, many

all

bad

best

better

big

bitter

brave

careful, cautious

cheap

clean

clever

closed

cold

common

complete

constant

cruel

dangerous

dead

deaf

dear

different

difficult

disappointed

dirty

dry

easy

educated

bahut

sab

buraa

param, ut-tam

jyaadaa, ach-Chaa

baDaa

kaDuaa

bahaadur

saavadhaan, hoshiyaar

sastaa

svachCh

chatur, hoshiyaar

bandh

Thandaa

saamaanya

pooraa, sampoorNa

satat

kroor, nirday

bhayaanak

mrut, maraa huaa

baharaa

priya, pyaaraa

vividh

mushkil

niraash

gandaa, meilaa

sukhaa

saral

paDhaa-likhaa, shikshit

empty

expensive

false

famous

fat

few

first

flat

free, independent

fresh

generous

good

great

greatest

greedy

handicapped

happy

hard, difficult

healthy

heavy

high

honest

holy

hot

hungry

ill/sick

important

innocent

jealous

khaalee

mahangaa, keematee

galat, jhuThaa

mashahoor

moTaa, tagaDaa

thoDaa, kam

pahalaa

chapaTaa, choupaT

mukt, svatantra

taazaa, haraa

udaar

achChaa, bhalaa

baDaa, mahaan

sabse baDaa

lobhee, laalachee

apang

sukhee, khush

kaThin, sakht

tandurast, nirogee

bhaaree, bozdaar

oonchaa

eemaanadaar

pavitra

garm

bhookhaa

beemaar, mareez (patient)

jarooree, mahatvapurNa

nirdosh

eerShyaaloo

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kind

last

late (time)

late (dead)

lazy

lean, skinny

left (direction)

light

little

living

long

low

loose

lucky

mad, crazy

many times

more

naked

narrow

near

necessary

new

next

old

open

poor

powerful, strong

private

proud

quiet

quick

raw

ready

dayaaloo

antim

der se

svargeeya

aalasee

patalaa

baanye, baaee or

halkaa

ChoTaa (size), thoDaa (amount)

jeevit

lambaa

neechaa (height), oChaa (amount)

Dheelaa

bhaagyavaan

paagal, divaanaa

kaee baar, kaee gunaa

jyaadaa

nangaa, nagna

sankaraa, tang

nazadeek

jarooree, aavashyak

nayaa

agalaa

puraanaa

khula

gareeb, nirdhan, rank

balavaan, shaktishaalee

nijee, khufiyaa

abhimaanee

shaant

jaldee

kach-chaa

taiyaar

rich

right, correct

right (direction)

ripe

ruined

sad

salty

separate

short

sick

simple

slow

small

smart

soft

sorry

sour

spicy

standing

straight

strong

stupid

sweet

tall

tasteless

tender

thick

thin

thirsty

tight

tired

true

ugly

dhanavaan, dhanee

sach-chaa, sahee

daahinee or

pakaa huaa

barabaad

udaas dilageer

namakeen

alag

ChoTaa

bimaar

saadaa, saral

dheeraa

ChoTaa, ChoTee

chaalaak

naram, mulaayam

dilageer

khaT-Taa

tez

khaDaa

seedhaa

majaboot

murkh

meeThaa

oonchaa

svaadaheen

komal, narm

moTaa, ghanaa

patalaa

pyaasaa

tang, sakht

thakaa huaa

sach-chaa

badasoorat

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unsuccessful

useful

useless

warm

weak

wealthy

wet

wide

wrong, lie

young

youthful

nishfal, asafal

upayogee

nirupayogee, nikaam

garm

ashkt, nirbal

maaladaar

bheegaa huaa

chouDaa

jhuTh

ChoTaa, taruN

javaan, yuvaa

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Verbs

Action words

answer

apply (put on)

arrive

ask

bathe

be able

be afraid

hold

beat

become, be

begin

behave/act

believe

bend

boil

break

bring

burn

buy

change

choose

clean

climb

clothe

come

cook

count

cover

cry

jawaab dena

lagaanaa

aanaa

puChanaa

nahaanaa

kar sakanaa

ghabharaanaa

pakaDanaa

maarnaa

bananaa, honaa

shuru (chaloo) karanaa

bartanaa/pesh aanaa

maananaa

moDanaa

ubalanaa

toDanaa

laanaa

jalanaa

khareedanaa

badalanaa

pasand karanaa

saaf karanaa

chaDhanaa

kapde pahenanaa

aanaa

pakaanaa

ginatee karanaa

Dhakanaa

ronaa

cut

dance

die

dig

dine / eat

do

draw

drink

drive

eat

enjoy

explain

fall

fear

fight

find

finish

fly

forget

give

go

go back

go in

go out

hear

hide

hold

hungry (to be)

kaaTanaa

naachanaa

maranaa

khodanaa

khaanaa

karanaa

tasaveer banaanaa

peenaa

chalaanaa

khaanaa

mastee karanaa,

mouj karanaa

samjhaanaa

giranaa

Daranaa

laDanaa, jhagaDanaa

DhunDhanaa

khatma karanaa

uDanaa/uDaanaa

bhulnaa, bhul janaa

denaa

jaanaa

peeChe jaanaa

andar jaanaa

bahaar jaanaa

sunanaa

Chupanaa

pakaDanaa

bhookh laganaa

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is

is not

jump

keep

kill

knock

know

laugh

learn

lay/lie down

lie (to tell a..)

like

listen

look

lose

make

marry

meet

open

play

pray

prepare

put

read

remember

return/give back

return/come back

run

say

search

see

hei

nahi hei

koodanaa

rakhanaa

maaranaa

khaTa-khaTaanaa

maaloom hona,

jaananaa

hansanaa

seekhanaa

leTanaa

jhooTh bolanaa

pasand karanaa

sunanaa

dekhanaa

gumaanaa, khonaa

banaanaa

shaadee karanaa

milanaa

kholanaa

khelanaa

bhajanaa,

prarthna karanaa

taiyaar karanaa

rakhanaa

paDhanaa

yaad raakhnaa

lauTaanaa

lauTanaa

dauDanaa

kehanaa

Dhundhanaa, khojanaa

dekhanaa

show

sit

sleep

smell

speak

spend

stand

stop

swim

take

teach

tear/ rip

think

thirsty (to be)

throw

try

understand

use

wait

wake

walk

want

wash/clean

wish

work

write

yawn

dikhaanaa

baiThanaa

sonaa

soonghnaa

bolanaa

kharchnaa

khaDe rehanaa

rukanaa

tairanaa

lenaa

sikhaanaa; paDhaanaa

phaaDanaa

sochanaa

pyaas laganaa

phenkanaa

koshish karanaa,

prayatna karanaa

samajhanaa

istemaal karanaa

intezaar karanaa, raah

dekhanaa

jaaganaa, uThanaa

chalanaa

chaahanaa

dhonaa, saaf karanaa

ichChaa karanaa

kaam karanaa

likhanaa

ubaasi aanaa

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Examples of English words used in Hindi

These words remain the same in both languages

appeal

bill

bank

chimney

coffee

conductor

check (bank)

cinema

driver

engine

fee

money-order

muffler

minute

mill

pen

pencil

radio

railway

registered

ration

stove

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