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 “शक-णे” similar to “सक-ना” in Hindi. However, when you want to say ” I can do it” in Marathi, you have to do one more task apart from putting “शक-तो/ते/तात” in the sentence. You have to put the sound of “oooooo” or “ऊ” behind the root form of the verb.
The sentence becomes what it is shown in the picture : मी (root verb) + ऊ शक-तो/ते.
मी (कर) + ऊ शक-तो/ते.
मी करू शक-तो/ते.
The root verb ” कर” becomes “करू”, “खेळ” becomes “खेळू” and “खा” becomes ” खाऊ”.
Read the following table to quickly learn the use of ” Can” in Marathi
| Marathi | English |
| मी होमवर्क करू शकतो/ते.mee homewrk karu shakto/te. | I can the homework. |
| सचिन क्रिकेट खेळू शकतो.sachin cricket khelu shakto | I can play Cricket. |
| आम्ही मराठी शिकू शकतो.amhi marathi shiku shakto. | We can learn Marathi |
| मी मराठी बोलू शकतो.mee marathi bolu shakto/te. | I can speak Marathi |
| मी ऑफिस जाऊ शकतो/ते.me office la jau shakto/te. | I can go to the office |
| तू हा आंबा खाऊ शकतो.tu ha aamba khau shakto/te. | 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 ” का” behind the sentence.
Can I do it ? = मी करू शकतो का ?
Can you speak Hindi ? = तू हिंदी बोलू शकतो का ?
Can I sit here ? = मी इथे बसू शकतो का ?
That’s it. This lesson is finished.
The lesson was easy but you are definitely gonna forget unless you solve this exercise : “Using “Can” in Marathi.
Can you explain me the difference between:
नसे,नव्हते,नाही,etc
-these are used to make a negative sentences in Marathi.
नव्हता is as good as नाही होता.
नाही means no.
what about नसे?
नसे means न असे.
It shows habitual action.
e.g. पिण्यासाठी पाणी मिळत नसे.
Sir hindi english har language ke shabdo ka area bahut vast hai,hum itne sare shabdo ko marathi me kese aur kya bolte hain kese jaan paenge.Please agar iska koi solution ho to bataiye….
hello anuja,
hindi aur english ke jaada tar shabd marathi se milte hai. unhe dhyaan me rakhna kaafi aasaaan hai. aap roz thoda samay marathi padhate ya sunte rahiye.. aasani se aapko saare shaabd yaad rahenge.
me Marathi shikto . धन्यवाद
I am beginner. but very much interested in learning different languages. please help me to learn Marathi as soon as possible. thank you
Hi Veeru,
Start spending 10 mins daily on this website.Gradually u’ll pick up words and rules.This is the easiest way to learn any language without getting bored.
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