Marathi verb for “to drive” or “to ride” is ” चालविणे ” (chaalvine)
Raju drives a car = राजू कार चालवितो.(raju car chaalvito)
Raju rides a bicycle = राजू सायकल चालवितो (raju cycle chaalvito)
If you want someone to drive slow or to drive fast , you would say :
कार हळू चालव (car halu chaalav)= Drive slowly
or on the roads, you have might have come across this signboard :
वाहने हळू चालवा. (vaahane halu chaalva) = Drive vehicles slowly ( Formal)
Opposite to this is :
कार वेगाने चालव (car vegaane chaalav)= Drive fast.
If you want someone to stop (थांब-णे) , you would say :
गाडी थांबव. (gadi thaambav) = Stop /Pull over
or simply but pollitely (formally)
थांबा (thaambaa)= Stop.
There is a difference between “to stop” and “to make someone stop”
कार थांबली. (car thaambli) = Car stopped
कार थांबविली ( car thambvili) = Someone made the car stop.
to stop = थांबणे
to make someone stop = थांबविणे
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