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Compound Verbs

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Transform your Marathi fluency by mastering the art of Sanyukta Kriya or compound verbs.

  • Combine two verbs to express complex nuances.
  • Differentiate between completion, benefit, and suddenness.
  • Master the natural rhythm of idiomatic Marathi speech.
Mastering the subtle art of Marathi compound verbs.

O que você vai aprender

Combining two verbs for nuance (Sanyukta Kriya). Adding 'flavor' to actions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Use compound verbs to convey specific nuances like finality, personal benefit, and suddenness in daily conversation.

Dicas e truques (4)

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Gender Check

Always look at the subject.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Concept of Main and Helping Verbs
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Check the Object

Always check if the object is masculine or feminine in the past tense. It changes the ending of 'takne'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Takne' for Completion
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Check the Beneficiary

Always ask yourself: who is the action for? If it's you, use 'ghene'. If it's someone else, use 'dene'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit
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Use for drama

Use this to make your stories more exciting.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Basne' for Sudden Actions

Vocabulário-chave (6)

टाकणे (Takne) to throw/complete घेणे (Ghene) to take देणे (Dene) to give बसणे (Basne) to sit/happen suddenly येणे (Yene) to come जाणे (Jane) to go

Real-World Preview

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At the Market

Review Summary

  • Root + un/un + Helper
  • Verb-un + Takne
  • Verb-un + Ghene/Dene
  • Verb-un + Basne
  • Verb-un + Yene/Jane

Erros comuns

The gender of the compound verb must match the object, not the subject.

Wrong: मी खाऊन टाकला.
Correto: मी खाऊन टाकले.

You used 'basne' (suddenness) instead of 'jane' (motion/departure).

Wrong: तो पळून बसला.
Correto: तो पळून गेला.

Telling someone something is a benefit for them, so use 'dene' not 'ghene'.

Wrong: मी सांगून घेतले.
Correto: मी सांगून दिले.

Next Steps

You've unlocked a powerful tool in Marathi! Keep practicing, and these forms will become second nature.

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Continue to: Causative Verbs

Prática rápida (10)

Choose the correct form.

Mi navin project madhe samavun ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ghetle
Being included is for your own benefit.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ti radun basla.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ti radun basli
Gender agreement.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Basne' for Sudden Actions

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mi abhyas karun ghetla.
Studying is for yourself, so use 'ghene'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mi lihun takle
Perfective aspect.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Takne' for Completion

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: To radun basla
Correct structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Basne' for Sudden Actions

Fill the blank.

मी अभ्यास ___ टाकला.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: करून
Needs conjunctive participle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Compound Verbs with 'Yene' and 'Jane'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tyane mala rasta dakhavun ghetla.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tyane mala rasta dakhavun dila.
Showing the way is a favor to someone else.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit

Fill in the blank.

Aai ne mulala jevan vadun ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dile
Mother is serving someone else.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Mi tula lihun ghetle.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mi tula lihun dile.
Writing for someone else requires 'dene'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Ghene' and 'Dene' for Benefit

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

To lihun takla.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tyane lihun takle
Ergative subject.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Takne' for Completion

Score: /10

Perguntas comuns (6)

For nuance.
No, only for completed, perfective actions.
No, as an auxiliary, it means 'to complete'.
Yes, if there are two different actions with different beneficiaries.
The auxiliary will conjugate to match the plural subject.
No, only for sudden or involuntary actions.
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