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Marathi Pronouns I

Person
1 person
2nd Person
3rd Person
st

Singular
(mee)
(tu)
(to)
(ti)
(te)

Plural
(amhi)

I
You
He
She
It

(tumhi)
(te)

We
You
They

Marathi Pronouns -II

Singular
Pronoun
1st person

Possessive form
I

(mee)
2

nd

person

//

My

(maazaa/maazi/maaze)
You

/ /

Your

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(tuzaa/tuzee/tuze)

(tu)
3rd person

He

His

//

(to)

(tyaacha/tyachee/tyaache)
She

Her

//

(tee)

(tichaa/tichee/tiche)
It

Its

//

(te)

(tyacha/tyaachi/tyaache)

Plural
Pronoun
1st person

Possessive form
We

(aamhi)
2

nd

person

(aamcha/aamchi/aamche)
You

Your

//

(tumhee)
3rd person

Our

//

(tumchaa/tumchi/tumche)
They

Their

//

(te)

(tyaancha/tyaanchi/tyaanche)

Demonstrative Pronouns in Marathi

This

That

Masculine

(haa
mulgaa)

This boy

(to mulgaa)

That boy

Feminine

(hee
mulgee)

This girl

(tee
mulgee)

That girl

Neuter

(he gaav)

This town

(te gaav)

That town

(te kapde)

Those clothes

These
Plural

(he kapde)

These clothes

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Tenses I
-

Singular

Present Tense
Verb +
Verb +
Verb +
Verb +

Past tense
Verb +
Verb +
Verb +
Verb +

Future Tense
Verb + /
Verb + /
Verb + /
Verb + /

Singular

Present Tense

Past tense

Future Tense

Verb +

Verb +

Verb + /

Verb +

Verb +

Verb + /

Verb +

Verb +

Verb + /

/
/
I/we

Present

go

Past

went

Future
-
will go
-
-

-
-

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Tenses II
Present continuous tense
/ .(me cricket khelto/te
aahe)

I am playing Cricket.

You are playing Cricket.

(tu cricket khelat aahes)

.(to cricket khelto aahe)

He is playing Cricket.

.(ti cricket khelte aahe)

She is playing Cricket.

.(aamhi cricket khelto

aahot)

We are playing Cricket.

.(tumhee cricket
khelta aahat)

You are playing Cricket.

.(te cricket khelat aahet)

They are playing Cricket.

Past continuous tense

/.(me cricket
khelat hoto)

I was playing Cricket.

/ .(tu cricket
khelat hotas/tees)

You were playing Cricket.

.(to cricket khelat

hota)

He was playing Cricket.

.(ti cricket khelat

hoti)

She was playing Cricket.

.(aamhi cricket

We were playing Cricket.

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khelat hoto)
.(tumhee
cricket khelat hotat)

You were playing Cricket.

.(te cricket khelat

hote)

They were playing Cricket.

Questions ?
Marathi

Transliteration

English

kaay?

What

kaa?

Why

kevhaa?

When

kuthe?

Where ?

kase?

How

kitee?

How much/many

kon?

Who

konaala?

Whom

/ ?

konta/konti?

Which

/ ?

konacha/che?

Whose

Pre/Post positions
(var)
(khaali)

Above/up
Below/down

TV
TV

Above the TV
Below the TV

(nantar)

After

TV

After the TV

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(aadhi)

Before

TV

Before the TV

(javal)

Near
Away

TV
TV

Near the TV
Away from the TV

In front of
Behind

TV
TV

In front of TV
Behind the TV

On/at
To
From
For
Towards

TV
TV /
TV

TV
TV

On/at TV
To the TV
From theTV
For the TV
Towards the TV

Since
Till

Since morning
Till night

Inside/in
Outside/out

TV /
TV

Inside the TV
Outside the TV

Between
Through

TVs
TV

Between 2 TVs
Through TV

(duur)
(samor)
(maage)
(var)
/ (laa/kade)

(hoon)
(saathi)
(kade)
(paasoon)
(paryant)
/ (aat/madhe)
(baaher)
(chyaa madhe)
(madhoon)

Adjectives in Marathi
Adjectives are those words which describe nouns. You are familiar with English adjectives :
small, big , tall , short etc. There is a slight difference between English adjectives and Marathi
adjectives. English adjectives do not modify themselves for the noun they describe.
For example, 1)Big girl, Big girls.
2)Big boy, Big boys.
The adjective Big stays unchanged with the gender as well as the multiplicity of the noun.
In Marathi, this rule is slightly different.

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There are two types of adjectives in Marathi. Inflecting adjectives and non-inflecting adjectives.
Let us go through each one of them in detail.

Inflecting adjectives.
Inflecting adjectives change itself to agree with the noun that follows it. Consider following
sentences.
Singular case :

Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(big)

(big star)

(big girl)

(big house)

(green)

(green table) (green chair) (green tree)

(nice/good)

(nice shirt)

(nice pant)

(nice button)

Plural case :

Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(big stars)

(big girls)

(big houses)

Now, how to tell which adjective is inflecting and which is not ?

Generally, adjectives ending with (aa) note are inflecting adjectives. For example,all colors in
Marathi such as , , are inflecting adjectives.Also, the numerals like ,
are inflecting adjectives.

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Non-inflecting adjectives.
These adjectives dont care about the gender or multiplicity of the noun. They stay as it is; just
like English adjectives.
See following sentences :
Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(small)

(expensive)

(bad)

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Adjectives in Marathi
Adjectives are those words which describe nouns. You are familiar with English adjectives :
small, big , tall , short etc. There is a slight difference between English adjectives and Marathi
adjectives. English adjectives do not modify themselves for the noun they describe.
For example, 1)Big girl, Big girls.
2)Big boy, Big boys.
The adjective Big stays unchanged with the gender as well as the multiplicity of the noun.
In Marathi, this rule is slightly different.
There are two types of adjectives in Marathi. Inflecting adjectives and non-inflecting adjectives.
Let us go through each one of them in detail.

Inflecting adjectives.
Inflecting adjectives change itself to agree with the noun that follows it. Consider following
sentences.
Singular case :

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Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(big)

(big star)

(big girl)

(big house)

(green)

(green table) (green chair)

(nice/good)

(green tree)

(nice shirt)

(nice pant)

(nice button)

Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(big stars)

(big girls)

(big houses)

Plural case :

Now, how to tell which adjective is inflecting and which is not ?

Generally, adjectives ending with (aa) note are inflecting adjectives. For example,all colors in
Marathi such as , , are inflecting adjectives.Also, the numerals like ,
are inflecting adjectives.

Non-inflecting adjectives.
These adjectives dont care about the gender or multiplicity of the noun. They stay as it is; just
like English adjectives.
See following sentences :
Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

(small)

(expensive)

(bad)

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Adjective

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

Conjunctions & Fillers

Restaurant bar.
Restaurant and bar.
I do this work but I dont take
the money.
.
(kaaran) =because
I came late because my vehicle
had a flat tire.
puncture .

(kinvaa) = Or
Do or Die.
.. (jar..tar) =If..then . If India wins then USA will
lose
(mhanun) = Therefore puncture
My vehicle had a flat
tire,therefore I came late.
.
(pekshaa) = Than
.
Katrina is taller than Salmaan
(naahitar)=
. Go otherwise my husband will
kill you.
Otherwise
(pan) = Also
.
Steal the money and also the
gold.
(jaree) =Although
, Although you look good, I
dont like you.
.
(tareepan)= Still
, You dont look good, still I
like you.
.
(aani) = and
(pan) = but

Cases in Marathi
In grammar, case relates noun or pronoun to the verb present in a sentence. In order to do that,
noun or pronoun is distorted/inflected to match with the action of the verb.
for example

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1. . (Ram kills)
2. . (Ram killed)
3. . (Ram killed Ravana)
4. .(Ram killed Ravana by an arrow)
The highlighted letters are called case endings that show how subject or object is altered to relate
itself to the action. Indian languages including Hindi have ways of altering subjects or objects to
mark roles which are not there in English. If you are a Hindi speaker, knowingly or unknowingly
you are using it. Marathi case endings and Hindi case endings look very similar.
There are 8 cases in Marathi.
Sr.No.

Case

1
2

Nominative
Accusative

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural

Marathi

English

Gabbar
To Sambha

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Marathi
/ .(mee andheri la jaato/te)
.(mee tyala bolalo)
.(rahul party laa gelaa)
.(aamhi shalelaa jaato)
.(ajitlaa de)

English
I go to Andheri.
I talked to him.
Rahul went to a party.
We go to School
Give it to Ajit.

Cases in Marathi
In grammar, case relates noun or pronoun to the verb present in a sentence. In order to do that,
noun or pronoun is distorted/inflected to match with the action of the verb.
for example
1. . (Ram kills)
2. . (Ram killed)
3. . (Ram killed Ravana)

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4. .(Ram killed Ravana by an arrow)

The highlighted letters are called case endings that show how subject or object is altered to relate
itself to the action. Indian languages including Hindi have ways of altering subjects or objects to
mark roles which are not there in English. If you are a Hindi speaker, knowingly or unknowingly
you are using it. Marathi case endings and Hindi case endings look very similar.
There are 8 cases in Marathi.

S-

Case

1
2
3

Nominative
Accusative
Instrumental

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural

Past tense III

Marathi

English

-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya

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Lets learn a few more rules related to transitive verbs in Past tense
Pronouns or nouns remain in their original form when you use for intransitive verbs in the past
tense.
I ran = -/ (mee dhav-lo/li)
You ran = -(tu dhavla-li)
He ran = (to dhavla)
She ran = (ti dhavli)
They ran = (te dhavle)
But the scene is entirely different for transitive verbs. Lets take our favorite transitive verb: To
eat

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I ate a Samosa = .(mee samosa khalla)

You ate a Samosa= .(tu samosa khalla)
He ate a Samosa= .(tyane samosa khalla)
She ate a Samosa= .(tine samosa khalla)
They ate a Samosa = .(tyanni samosa khalla)
Ramesh ate a Samosa = .(rameshne samosa khalla)
Priya ate a Samosa = .(priyane samosa khalla)
It is more or less like and not like .
This rule is only applicable for third person pronouns.
He read a book.
She asked a question
Sachin hit the ball
Priya drank water

. (tyane pustak vachle)

.(tine prashna vicharala)
.(sachine ball marla)
.(priyane pani pile)

There are 8 cases in Marathi.

Sr.No.

Case

1
2
3
4

Nominative
Accusative
Instrumental
Dative

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural

Marathi

English

-
-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya
for/to Jailor

Object pronouns
There are two types of pronouns. Subject pronouns and Object pronouns.
Lets see this with an example.

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Ajay kills snakes. Ajay eats snakes. Ajay cooks snakes.

All above sentences have only one subject: Ajay. The subject is main actor of the sentence. He is
the one who do all the action.
The above sentences have one object: Snake. Snake doesnt do anything. It only receives action
from Ajay. The role of an object is to receive actions from the subject.
Now, as we know, pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun in a sentence. Lets read above
sentences by substituting pronouns in place of nouns.
Ajay kill snakes. He eats them. He cooks them.
Ajay being a subject noun got replaced with a subject pronoun : He.
Snake being an object noun got replaced with an object pronoun : Them.(Not they)
Me,you,him,her,it,them,us are all object pronouns in English. In Marathi also, object form of a
pronoun look different from its subject form.
doesnt stay . It becomes . All marathi pronouns in their object form look same
like what they are in subject form except they all get a suffix behind them.

Sr.No.

Case

1
2
3
4
5

Nominative
Accusative
Instrumental
Dative
Ablative

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural

/
/

Marathi
.
.

Marathi

English

-
-
-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya
for/to Jailor
from Jay

Transliteration
Gabbar malaa maarto.
Gabbar aamhaalaa maarto.

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English
Gabbar hits me.
Gabbar hits us.

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.
.

Gabbar tulaa maarto.

Gabbar tumhaalaa maarto.

Gabbar hits you.

Gabbar hits you.

.
.
.

Gabbar tyaalaa maarto.

Gabbar tilaa maarto.
Gabbar tyaanna maarto.

Gabbar hits him.

Gabbar hits her.
Gabbar hits them

From
(Mumbai pasoon)
From Mumbai
(punyaa pasoon)
From Pune
(gharaa pasoon)
From my house
(kaal pasoon)
from yesterday
(udyaa pasoon)
From tomorrow
world cup .(udyaa pasoon world World cup is from tomorrow
cup aahe)

There are 8 cases in Marathi.

Sr.No. Case
1
2
3
4
5
6

Nominative
Accusative
Instrumental
Dative
Ablative
Possessive

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural

/
/
//
//

Marathi

English

-
-
-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya
for/to Jailor
from Jay
Of Veeru

Using // in Marathi

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// in Marathi is like using apostrophe S of English.

If you are referring to a Masculine object then is used.

Amitabhs son =
Abhisheks dog =
Aishwaryas mobile =

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If the object is Feminine then is used.

Amitabhs daughter =
Abhisheks car =
Aishwaryas cat =

If the object is Neuter or Plural then is used.

Amitabhs friends =
Abhisheks book =
Aishwaryas dogs =
There are 8 cases in Marathi.
Sr.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Case

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural
Nominative
Accusative

Instrumental
Dative

Ablative

/
/
Possessive
//
//
Locative
/ / / /

Marathi

English

-
-
-
-

-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya
for/to Jailor
from Jay
Of Veeru
In Ramgarh

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Answering the question, Where?

There are two ways this question can be answered. Read the following conversation:
Sri Ram
Hanuman

?(hanumaan tu kuthe
aahes)
, / .(prabhoo,
mee srilanket aahe)

Hanuman, Where are you ?

Prabhoo, I am in Sri Lanka.

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?(tumhee kuthe aahat?)

Where are you ?
.(mee hatti var baslo
I am sitting on an elephant
aahe)
IN =/ (aat/madhye)
ON = (var)
Situations to use / (In)
Situations to use (On)

In
( + )
On the surface
countries,cities

( +
)

( + )

( + )
In institutions

Hanuman
Sri Ram

Inside

( +
)

Reading practice :
/
/
/

In Mumbai
In Pune
In School

/
/
/

In Office
In box
In water

.
Bollywood is in Mumbai.
.
I work in Pune.
/
I study in School
.
.
I work in office.
- .
Pao-Bhaji is in box.
.
Bacteria are in Water.

on the cycle
on the station
on the god

. Gabbar is on the cycle.

.
I am at station
.
Belief on the god

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TV

.
TV .
.

on the chair
on the TV
on the elephant

I am sitting on chair
Phone is on the TV
King seats on the
elephant

There are 8 cases in Marathi.

Sr.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Case

Endings/Suffix
Singular
Plural
Nominative
Accusative

Instrumental
Dative

Ablative

/
/
Possessive
//
//
Locative
/ / / /
Vocative
/

Marathi

English

-
-
-
-

-
-

Gabbar
To Sambha
By Kaliya
for/to Jailor
from Jay
Of Veeru
In Ramgarh
Oh Thakur

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Family relations in Marathi

English
Father
Mother
Brother
Sister
Son
Daughter
Brothers wife/ Sister in law
Uncle (Fathers brother)
Aunt
Uncle (Mothers brother)
Aunt
Grand Father
Grand Mother
Aunt (Fatherss sister)
Aunt (Mothers sister)

Marathi
/

Transliteration
baabaa/vadeel
aai
bhaau
baheen
mulgaa
mulgee
vahinee
kaakaa
kaaku
maamaa
maami
aajobaa
aaji
aatyaa
maavshi

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Mother in law
Father in law
Son in law
Daughter in law

saasu
saasre
jaavaai
soon

A conversation with a Taxi-driver in Marathi

English

Marathi

Transliteration

Brother, will you go to Dadar ?

How much money will u take ?
50 Rs
No, Take 40 Rs.
OK. Go.
By meter, right ?
Why not ?
Switch on this AC.
Turn Right.
Turn Left.
Drive straight.
Go back.
Take you turn.
Do you have a change ?
I have 500 Rs note.

, ?
?

, .
..
?
?
AC .


.
.
U turn .
?
.

Leave me here.
Stop here.
Bye.

.
.

bhau, daadar la chalta ka?

kiti paise ghyal?
50 Rupaye.
nahi, chalees rupyaat chalaa.
theek ahe.chala.
meeter ne naa
kaa naahi.
AC on karaa.
ujveekade valaa.
daavi kade valaa.
saral chalaa.
maage chalaa.
U turn ghyaa.
sute aahet.
maazyaakade paachshe chi not
ahe
malaa ithe sodaa.
ithee thaambaa.
taataa.

House maid conversation

English

Marathi

Come aunty.
.
How are you ?
?
You came late today.
?
Why didnt you come yesterday? ?

Transliteration

ya maavshi
kashaa aahat
aaj ooshir zala
kaal tumhi ka alya nahit ?

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Please come tomorrow on time.

Please come at 6 oclock.
Please come at 8 oclock.
Please clean this room today.
Please clean the TV.
Please wash these vessels.
Please wash these clothes.
Please do not clean this table.
Do not come tomorrow.
Cook Masala rice today.
Cook flower sabzi today.
Use less oil.
Put less salt.
Take your salary.

.
.
.
.
TV
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

udyaa velevar ya.

saha vajta ya.
aath vajta ya.
aaj hee kholi saaf kara.
TV saaf kara.
he bhaande ghaasaa.
he kapde dhuaa.
ha table saaf karu naka.
udyaa yeu naka.
aaj masaala bhaat banvaa.
aaj kobichi bhaaji banvaa.
kami tel vaapra.
kami meeth taaka.
tumchaa pagaar ghyaa.

You and your family in Marathi..

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You learned how to tell your name . You learned how to tell your friends name. So , you know
how to describe people in Marathi. This lesson is application of all concepts you learned in
previous lessons. Let us use the knowledge from first 4 chapters to tell something about your
father, mother, wife and daughter.Let us describe your family in Marathi.
The table below looks very big but actually there is nothing new in it. You know how to give
your introduction in Marathi. Now, you have to use same Marathi words and phrases for your
father,mother,wife and daughter.There are 5 members in a family. Each has been introduced in
only 3 sentences.
Let us start.
Maze nav
abhishek
bacchan ahe

TCS

My name is Abhishek
|
Bacchan.

Me Jaipur la
rahato

I live in Jaipur

Me TCS madhe

TCS | I work in TCS

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kam karto
mazya

My fathers name is
Amitabh Bacchan.

vadeelanche nav |
amitabh

bacchan ahe

te Bank of India He works in Bank of

madhe kam
|
India

kartat

Mazya aaiche
nav jaya
bacchan ahe

My mothers name is
Jaya Bacchan.
|

Ti gruhini ahe

Maze aai-vadeel -
kanpur la rahtat |

mazi ek patnee |
ahe

Tiche nav
. aishvarya
bacchan ahe

She is housewife
My parents live in
Kanpur
I have a wife.

Her name is Aishvarya

|
Bacchan.

ti infosys madhe She works in Infosys.

. kam karte
|
|

I have a daughter.

mazi ek mulgi
ahe.
tiche nav
aradhya ahe.

Her name is Aaradhya.

ti shalet shikte.

| She learns in a school.

ha maza
|
bacchan parivar
ahe

Our-Your-Their

This is my Bacchan
family

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Have you ever wondered what aamchi in Amchi Mumbai means ?

If Yes..then this chapter for you.
If Nothen you must be already knowing what it is.But there are many more words similar to
it you may want to know.
Earlier we have seen the Marathi meaning of My,Your, His, Her and Its . I am sure you still
have not forgotten them. If you have already ..
then you need to have a glance at Telling
your name in Marathi and Introducing others in Marathi.
I dont think there is anything to explain here. All you have to do is learn 3+3+3 =9 Marathi
words.
Lets read the following tables.

.
.
.

bharat amcha desh ahe.

|
India is our country.
amerika tumcha desh ahe | Amerika is your country.
japan tyancha desh ahe.
|
Japan is their country.

For masculine nouns . our = ; your = ; their =

.
.
.

indica amchi car ahe.

Spark tumchi car ahe.
Maruti tyanchi car ahe.

|
|
|

Indica is our car.

Spark is your car.
Maruti is their car.

For for feminine nouns our = ; your= ; Their=

.
.
.

mumbai amche shahar

ahe.
newyork tumche shahar
ahe.
tokiyo tyanche shahar
ahe.

Mumbai is our city.

Newyork is your city.

Tokiyo is their city.

For for neuter nouns.. our = ; your= ; Their=

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Tense

Present
Past
Present
Past
Present
Past
Present

Past

Marathi

Transliteration

English

aaj somvaar ahe.

Today is Monday.

kaal somvaar hota.

Yesterday was Monday.

aaj sutti aahe

Today is a holiday.

kaal sutti hoti

Yesterday was a holiday.

ha maazaa pen aahe.

This is my pen.

haa maaza pen hotaa.

This was my pen.

hee lalooche patnee

ahe.

This is Lalus wife.

hee laluchi patnee

hoti.

This was Lalus wife.

.
.
.
.
.
.

Using Can in Marathi

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Till now
you have seen that how a sentence in the present tense can be converted in to the past tense by
just changing the suffix behind the verb.Entire Marathi is about playing and twisting verbs.In this
lesson, we shall see, just by slightly modifying the root form of the verb, how a verb can be made
to express different meanings.
Can is an auxiliary verb.Marathi equivalent of can is - similar to - in Hindi.
However, when you want to say I can do it in Marathi, you have to do one more task apart
from putting -/ / in the sentence. You have to put the sound of oooooo or
behind the root form of the verb.
The sentence becomes what it is shown in the picture : (root verb) + -/ .
() + -/ .
-/ .
The root verb becomes , becomes and becomes .
Read the following table to quickly learn the use of Can in Marathi
Marathi
/ .mee

English
I can the homework.

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homewrk karu shakto/te.

.sachin
cricket khelu shakto
.amhi
marathi shiku shakto.
.mee marathi
bolu shakto/te.
/ .me office la
jau shakto/te.
.tu ha aamba
khau shakto/te.

I can play Cricket.

We can learn Marathi
I can speak Marathi
I can go to the office
You can eat this mango.

If you want to make a question using Can. It is very very simple .All you have to do is to put
behind the sentence.
Can I do it ? = ?
Can you speak Hindi ? = ?
Can I sit here ?

= ?

Using could in Marathi

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Verb
Do
Go
Happen
Make
Win
Lose
Eat
Drink

Marathi form
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Could +verb
/.
/.
/.
/.
/.
/.
/.
/.

Using May in Marathi

English
I could do.
I could go.
It could happen.
I could make.
I could win.
I could lose.
I could eat.
I could drink.

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.
Marathi
?
mee he karu ka?
?
mee hindi bolu ka?
?
mee ithe basu ka?
bathroom ?
mee bathroom la jau ka ?
?
mee tumchi madat karu ka?
?
mee aat yeu ka?

English
May I do this?
May I speak Hindi?
May I sit here?
May I go to the bathroom ?
May I help you ?
May I come in ?

Using Dont in Marathi

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Marathi
Disturb .
tu malaa disturb karu nakos

tu cricket khelu nakos
.
tumhi marathi shiku nakaa.
.
tu marathi bolu nakos.
.
tu office la jau nakos.
.
tu haa amba khau nakos.

English
Do not disturb me.
Dont play Cricket.
Do not learn Marathi.
Do not speak Marathi
Do not go to the office
Do not eat this mango.

Using Like in Marathi

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Marathi
.mala
homework kara-ayala aavadte.
.mala
cricket khel-aayla avadte
.malaa
marathi shika-ayla aavdte.
.mala
marathi bola-ayla aavdte.
.mala
office la ja-aayla avadte
.mala
aamba kha-ayla avadte

English
I like doing my homework.
I like playing Cricket.
I like learning Marathi
I like speaking Marathi
I like going to office
I like eating mango.

Using have to in Marathi

Marathi
.

English
I have to do my homework.

.
mala cricket khelayche aahe

I have to play Cricket.

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.
malaa marathi bolaychee aahe.
.
mala marathi bolaychi aahe
.
mala office la jayche aahe.
.
mala pustak lihayche ahe.
.mala aamba
khaycha ahe

I have to speak Marathi.

I have to learn Marathi.
I have to go to office.
I have to write a book
I have to eat a mango.

Using Lets in Marathi

Marathi
-
chala he karu-ya
-
chala cricket khelu-ya
-
chala marathi bolu-ya
-
chala gaane aiku-ya
-
chala cake khau-ya
-
chala aapan coffee piu-ya

English
Lets do it.
Lets play Criket.
Lets speak Marathi
Lets listen to the songs
Lets eat the cake.
Lets have the coffee.

Using Should in Marathi

Marathi
me homework
kara-ayala have.
me cricket
khel-aayla have
me marathi
shika-ayla have.

English
I should do the homework.
I should play Cricket.
I should learn Marathi

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mala marathi
bola-ayla have.
me office la
ja-aayla have.
me aamba khaayla have.

I should speak Marathi

I should go to office
I should eat mango.

Yes/No questions

Asking Yes/No questions in Marathi is very simple. All you have to do is to put ? behind
the sentence .
Answer of these questions will be either (Yes) or (No).

Sentence
Question
Sentence
Question
Sentence
Question

.
?
.
?
.
?

To do

To give

To take

To tell

To make

To sit

To write

Your name is Sulabh

Is your name Sulabh ?
You learn Marathi
Do you learn Marathi ?
Your phone number is 225544 ?
Is your phone number 225544 ?

You do homework.
?
Sachin gives
?
money.
Laxman takes ?
money
Gabbar tells a story.
?
Bob makes a
?
house.
John sits.
?

Do you do
homework ?
Does Sachin give
money ?
Does Laxman take
money ?
Does Gabbar tell a
story ?
Does Bob make a
house ?
Does John sit ?

Saleem writes a Does Salim write a

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book.
To
hear/listen

book ?

Lata listens songs. ?

Does Lata listen

songs ?

Yes/No questions

Asking Yes/No questions in Marathi is very simple. All you have to do is to put ? behind
the sentence .
Answer of these questions will be either (Yes) or (No).

Sentence
Question
Sentence
Question
Sentence
Question

.
?
.
?
.
?

To do

To give

To take

To tell

To make

To sit

To write

To hear/listen

What

Your name is Sulabh

Is your name Sulabh ?
You learn Marathi
Do you learn Marathi ?
Your phone number is 225544 ?
Is your phone number 225544 ?
You do homework.
Sachin gives money.
Laxman takes money
Gabbar tells a story.
Bob makes a house.
John sits.
Saleem writes a book.
Lata listens songs.

?
?
? D
?
?
?
?
?

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.
Question

? (tu kay karto)

Answer

. (mee cricket khelto)

Question

? (sachin kay aikto)

Answer

. (sachin gaani aikto)

Question

? (kapil kay bolto)

Answer

. (kapil hindi bolto)

Question

? (to kay lihito)

Answer

. (to pustak lihito)

Question

? (ti kay banvite)

Answer

. (ti ghar banvite)

Question

? (te lok kay ghetat?)

Answer

. (te lok paise ghetat)

Question

? (tumhi kay deta?)

Answer

. (aamhi pani deto)

What do you do ?
I play Cricket.
What does Sachin hear ?
Sachin hears songs.
What does Kapil speak ?
Kapil speaks Hindi.
What does he write ?
He writes a book .
What does she make ?
She makes a house.
What do these people take ?
These people take money.
What do you give ?
We give water.

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Question

? (champa kay vikte)

Answer

. (champa bhaaji vikte)

?
?
?
?
?

What does Champa sell ?

Champa sells vegetables.

tuze naav kaay aahe?

tuzya baanche naav kay aahe?
tuzya aaiche naav kay aahe?
tu kay kartos?
tuza phone number kay aahe?

What is your name ?

What is your fathers name ?
What is your mothers name ?
What do you do ?
What is your phone number ?

Where

?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?

Why

(tu kuthe raahto ?)

(tu kuthe kaam karto ?)
(america kuthe aahe ?)
(tumhee kuthe aahat ?)
(gabbar kaal kuthe gela hota?)
(himalay kuthe aahe?)
(maazi gaadi kuthe aahe ?)
(tumhee kuthe jaanaar ?)

Where do you live ?

Where do you work ?
Where is America ?
Where are you ?
Where was Gabbar yesterday ?
Where is Himalaya ?
Where is my vehicle ?
Where will you go ?

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tumhee mumbai la ka gela Why did you go to Mumbai ?

?
hota ?

?
?
?
?
?

tuze naav gabbar ka ahe? Why is your name Gabbar ?

Sachin cricket ka khelalaa?

Why did Sachin play

cricket?

basanti ka naachaat aahe?

Why is Basanti dancing ?

te kaa dhaavat aahet?

Why are they running?

tu te kaa bolalaa ?

Why did you speak that ?

Who are You ? in Marathi

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Who

(kon)

Who are you ?

(tu kon aahes?)

Who is he ?

(to kon aahe?)

Who is playing Cricket ?

(cricket kon khelat aahe?)

Who learns Marathi ?

(marathi kon shikto?)

Who is speaking Hindi ?

(hindi kon bolat aahe?)

Who is writing a book ?

(pustak kon liheet aahe?)

?
(paise kon gheto ?)

How much /many

Who takes money ?

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How much money ?

How long ?

How many litres milk ?

How many wickets ?

How many persons ?

How much money is it ?

How long did it take ?

How many persons were

there ?

?
(kitee paise)

?
(kitee vel)

?
(kitee litre doodh)

?
(kiti wickets ?)

?
(kiti manase)

?
(kiti paise zaale )

?
(kiti vel laaglaa?)

?
(Kiti maanse hoti ?)

I want.in Marathi
Marathi
.
.
.
.

Transliteration
malaa paani paahije
malaa ticket paahije.
malaa madat paahije.
malaa nokri paahije.

English
I want some water.
I want a ticket.
I want some help.
I want a job.

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.
.
.

malaa paise paahije.

malaa baayko paahije.
malaa shambhar rupaye pahije.

I want some money.

I want a wife.
I want 100 Rs.

Transliteration
malaa paani have aahe.
malaa ticket have aahe.
malaa madat havi aahe
malaa nokri havi aahe.
malaa paise have aahet.
malaa baayko havi aahe.
malaa shambhar rupaye have
aahet.

English
I need some water.
I need a ticket.
I need some help.
I need a job.
I need some money.
I need a wife.
I need 100 Rs.

I need
Marathi
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

I like.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

malaa kareenaa aavdte.

malaa aamir khaan aavdto.
malaa tu aavadtes.
malaa tu aavadto.
malaa pizza aavadto.
malaa hee lok aavadtat.
malaa hee gaadi avadte.

I like Kareena.
I like Amir Khan.
I like you.(to a girl)
I like you.(to a boy)
I like pizza.
I like these people.
I like this vehicle.

Telling When Your Birthday is in

Marathi..
Date

On 15th August

15th August is an
holiday.

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On 15th
On 3rd March

On 3rd

On 20th July

.
15th is an holiday.
My Birthday is on 3rd
March.
.

My Birthday is on 3rd.
.
My Mothers Bday is
on 20th July.
.

Months and years

In August
In March
In July
In 1983

.
It rains in August.
. Worldcup is in March.
IPL .
IPL is in July

In 1983,India won
Worldcup.

Answering to the question When?

There are three ways this question can be answered. See the conversation below:
Batman
Spiderman
Spiderman
Batman
Batman
Superman

Reading practice :
Exact time (at )

/ ?(tuzi pariksha
kevhaa/kadhee aahe?)
(somvaari)

When is your exam ?

On Monday

/ ?(tu ghari
kevhaa/kadhee jaatos?)
(raatri)

When do you go home ?

/ ?(tu kevhaa/kadhi
zoptos?)
.(chaar vaajta)

When do you sleep ?

at night.

at 4 oclock.

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At 3 oclock

At 2 oclock

At 10 oclock

At 7oclock

At 6 oclock

.
(mee teen vaajta cricket
khelto)
TV .(te don
vaajta TV baghtaat)
.
(maazi train dahaa vajatachi
aahe)
.(sachin
saat vaajtaa uthato)
.
(devikaa sahaa vaaajta pujaa
karte)

I play Cricket at 3 o
clock.
They watch TV at 2 o
clock
My train is at 10
oclock
Sachin wakes up at 7
oclock
Devika worships at 6
oclock.

(Part of the day (On/ In)

In the morning

In the afternoon

In the evening

In the night

(sakaali mee
shaalet jaato)
.
(dupaari mee chahaa
pito)

.(sandhyakaali me
cricket khelto)
.(raatri
mee zopto)

I go to School in the
morning
I drink tea in the
afternoon
I play cricket in the
evening
I sleep at night.

Days

On Monday

On Wednesday

On Sunday

On Saturday

. Kaun Banega Crorepati is on

Monday.
(somvaari kaun banega crorepati
aahe)
.(aamhi
We watch movie on
Wednesday
budhvaari cinemaa baghto)
.
Office is off on Sunday
(ravivaari office la sutti aahe)
IPL .(shanivaari IPL
IPL is on Saturday

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aahe)

Answering the question, Where?

There are two ways this question can be answered. Read the following conversation:
Sri Ram
Hanuman

?(hanumaan tu kuthe
aahes)
, / .(prabhoo,
mee srilanket aahe)

Hanuman, Where are you ?

Prabhoo, I am in Sri Lanka.

?(tumhee kuthe aahat?)

Where are you ?
.(mee hatti var baslo
I am sitting on an elephant
aahe)
IN =/ (aat/madhye)
ON = (var)
Situations to use / (In)
Situations to use (On)

In
( + )
On the surface
countries,cities

( +
)

( + )

( + )
In institutions

Hanuman
Sri Ram

Inside

( +
)

Up and Down

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/ .
(mee khurchee var baslo/li aahe)
.
(table var pen aahe)
.
(jaminivar paani aahe)
.
(chandraavar dev aahe)
.
(dokyaavar topi aahe)

I am sitting on the chair.

Pen is on the table.
Water is on the floor.
God is on the moon.
Hat is on the head.

.
(bas khali kutra aahe)

Dog is below/under the bus

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.
(table khali phone aahe)
.
(khaali ye)
.
(khaali bagh)
.
(gaadi khaali petrol aahe)

Phone is below/under the table.

Come below.
Look below
Petrol is under the vehicle.

.
(ujavi kade bagh)
.
(daavi kade bagh)
.
(ujavi kade surya aahe)
.
(daavi kade chandra aahe0

Look towards right.

Look towards left.
Sun is on the right.
Moon is on the left.

ColorsConversation :
Adjectives are inflected to match with the gender.
for example: .(fair Salmaan)
.(fair Kareena)
Please read the grammar lesson on Marathi adjectives understand the rules.
Kareena
Kajol
Kareena
Kajol
Kareena
Kajol
Kareena

. (tu kaali aahes)

. (tu gori aahes)
.(maazi car hirvi aahe)
.(maazi car nilee aahe)
. (maaza patee kaalaa aahe)
. (maaza patee goraa aahe)
?(tuzyaa kade
gulaabi dress aahe ka?

You are dark.

You are fair.
My car is green.
My car is blue.
My husband is dark.
My husband is fair.
Do you have pink dress?

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Kajol

. . (maazyaa kade
laal dress aahe)

No. I have a red dress.

Adjectives are further inflected when used to describe a noun with a preposition.
for example : (Nile aakash) = blue sky
.(Nilyaa aakaashat)= In the blue sky

In the blue sky

Near black elephant
On the white cow
To the yellow bird
In the green water
By pink eyes

.
.
.
.
.
.

Yellow birds fly in the blue sky.

White cow is sitting near black elephant
Blue bird sits on the white cow
Yellow bird has pink eyes.
Black elephant dips in green water.
I see blue sky by pink eyes.

Numerals-

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You must know the inflecting and non-inflecting adjectives before moving ahead into this lesson.
The lesson on types of adjectives is here : Marathi adjectives
Adjective
Masculine
st
1
(pahila)
nd
2
(dusra)
3rd
(tisra)
th
4
(chautha)
th
5
(paachva)
th
6
(sahaavaa)
Number th
Number +

Feminine
(pahilee)
(dusree)
(tisree)
(chauthee)
(paachvee)
(sahaavee)
Number +

.
.
.
.
.
.

Neuter
(pahilee)
(dusree)
(tisree)
(chauthee)
(paachve)
(sahaave)
Number +

My first phone was good.

He came second in the exam.
Third floor is vacant.
4th vehicle is Sachins.
5th station is Nagpur.
6th train went to Mumbai.

1st phone
2nd number

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3rd floor
4th vehicle
5th town
6th train

Size and Quantities-

.
(taj mahal khup mothaa aahe)
.
(haa saap faar laamb aahe)

Taj Mahal is very big.

This snake is very long
More days
Big Man
Sufficient water
Lesser money
Younger brother
Small Boy
Heavy cylinder
Light balloons

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Abundant/Very
Many
Large,Many
Big, Elder
Sufficient
Less,Few
Small, Little, Younger
Small , Little
Heavy
Light

Food and Taste-

.
.
(saakhar god aahe)

(candy aambat aahe)

(chahaa garam aahe)

(paani thand aahe)

(goli kadu aahe)

sugar is sweet
candy is sour
Tea is hot
Water is Cold
Pill is bitter

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(meeth khaarat aahe)

(bhaaji taaji aahe)

(anna chavdaar aahe)

Salt is salty
Vegetable is fresh
Food is tasty

Appearance-

.
/ .
(tu chaan disto/diste)

.
(kareena sundar aahe)

You look nice.

Kareena is beautiful.

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.
(haa table ghaan aahe)
.
(to table swatch hotaa)
.
(ti kuroop aahe)
.
(amitaabh unch aahe)
.
(jayaa thengani aahe)
.
(adnaan lattha aahe)
.
(kareena baareek aahe)

This table is dirty.

That table was clean.
She is ugly.
Amitabh is tall.
Jaya is short.
Adnan is fat.
Kareen is thin.

Requests
Verb
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Request form

English
Give
Take
Learn
Stay/Live
Speak/Talk
Listen/Hear
Sleep
Eat
Drink
Ask
Stop
Go
Bring
Please give me a ticket
Please take the money
Please learn Marathi
Please stay silent.

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Please speak slowly.

Please listen to the songs
Please sleep early
Please eat biscuits
Please drink water
Please ask a question
Please stop here
Please go to Mumbai
Please bring water

Orders
Verb
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Imperative form

English
Give
Take
Learn
Stay/Live
Speak/Talk
ListenHear
Sleep
Eat
Drink
Ask
Stop
Go
Bring

Give me the ticket

Take the money
Learn Marathi
Stay silent.
Speak slowly.
Listen to the songs
Sleep early

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Eat biscuits
Drink water
Ask a question
Stop here
Go to Mumbai
Bring water