Bedeutung
Operating a motor vehicle.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Driving is done on the left side of the road. Honking is extremely common and is used as a communication tool rather than an expression of anger. Traffic jams (jam) are a significant part of the driving experience. People often discuss their commute in terms of how long they were stuck in a jam. Driving in the mountains is considered a high-skill job. Drivers of 'Bolero' jeeps are local heroes who connect remote villages to cities. During Vishwakarma Puja, drivers will not drive for commercial purposes until the vehicle has been blessed. You will see cars covered in marigold garlands.
Master the '-le'
Always remember 'Maile' when talking about driving in the past. It's the #1 marker of a fluent speaker.
Passenger vs. Driver
If you tell a Nepali friend 'Ma gadi chalaunchu' when you are actually a passenger, they will be very confused and look for your steering wheel!
Bedeutung
Operating a motor vehicle.
Master the '-le'
Always remember 'Maile' when talking about driving in the past. It's the #1 marker of a fluent speaker.
Passenger vs. Driver
If you tell a Nepali friend 'Ma gadi chalaunchu' when you are actually a passenger, they will be very confused and look for your steering wheel!
Driver Dai
When speaking to a professional driver, it is polite to call them 'Driver Dai' (Driver Older Brother).
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'chalaunu' in the past tense.
हिजो म____ गाडी चलाएँ।
The past tense of 'chalaunu' requires the ergative marker '-le' on the subject 'Ma'.
Which sentence means 'I know how to drive a car'?
Choose the correct sentence:
'Auncha' (comes) is used with the infinitive 'chalauna' to express knowing how to do a skill.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are in a taxi and the driver is going too fast. What do you say?
'Bistari' means slowly. This is the polite way to ask a driver to slow down.
Complete the dialogue.
राम: के तिमी गाडी चलाउन सक्छौ? श्याम: अलि-अलि ____।
The question uses 'sakchau' (can you), so the answer should use 'sakchu' (I can).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Driver vs. Passenger
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenहिजो म____ गाडी चलाएँ।
The past tense of 'chalaunu' requires the ergative marker '-le' on the subject 'Ma'.
Choose the correct sentence:
'Auncha' (comes) is used with the infinitive 'chalauna' to express knowing how to do a skill.
You are in a taxi and the driver is going too fast. What do you say?
'Bistari' means slowly. This is the polite way to ask a driver to slow down.
राम: के तिमी गाडी चलाउन सक्छौ? श्याम: अलि-अलि ____।
The question uses 'sakchau' (can you), so the answer should use 'sakchu' (I can).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, you can say 'Motorcycle chalaunu', but 'Motorcycle cadhnu' is also very common for the act of riding it.
'Chalaunu' is neutral and standard. 'Haknu' is more informal and implies the physical act of steering, often used for fast or heavy driving.
You say 'Ma gadi chalaun sikdaichu'.
No, 'Gadi' is a generic term for any motor vehicle including cars, vans, and even buses.
Usually no. 'Ma gadi chalaunchu' is more natural than 'Ma gadilai chalaunchu' unless you are talking about a very specific car.
You say 'Gadi nachalau' (informal) or 'Gadi nachalaunuhos' (formal).
It means 'The car is running' or 'The car works'. It uses the non-causative form 'chalnu'.
Yes! 'Computer chalaunu' means to use or operate a computer. The verb is very versatile.
Yes, due to narrow roads and different traffic etiquette, most foreigners prefer to hire a driver rather than 'chalaunu' themselves.
In Nepal, the practical driving test is universally called the 'Trial'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
गाडी रोक्नु
contrastTo stop the car
गाडी चढ्नु
similarTo ride/board a car
लाइसेन्स लिनु
builds onTo get a driving license
ओभरटेक गर्नु
specialized formTo overtake
