Learn Marathi pronouns
So far you learned singular pronouns in Marathi. Now it is time to direct your attention to plural pronouns.
| 1st person |
आम्ही |
aamhi | हम | We |
| 2nd person |
तुम्ही |
tumhi | आप | You |
| 3rd person |
ते |
Te | वे | They |
The accompanying verb has to modify itself for plural pronouns. Lets see this with examples.
” आहे ” is a “Be” verb in Marathi.It is like “is” and ” am” of English. More can be read here : Be verbs in Marathi.
Simple it is, but a slight modification is there when you will use “आहे” for plural form of pronouns. In English, we would say, We are Indian,You are Indian and They are Indian. The grammar rule tells us to use “are” for all plural form of pronouns. However the Marathi be verb “आहे” takes a suffix behind depending on the person you are describing.
“आम्ही आहोत ” and ” तुम्ही आहात “.
Lets read the following tables to get a detailed picture. Do not get disheartened by the amount of text you have to read. Just concentrate on highlighted words.Do no try to memorize, rather solve an exercise on it so that you get a quick and interesting revision.
Now read these sentences loudly and clearly.
| Marathi | Transliteration | Hindi | English |
आम्ही भारतीय आहोत. |
aamhi bhartiya ahot. | हम भारतीय है | | we are Indian. |
आम्ही मुंबईकर आहोत. |
aamhi mumbaikar ahot. | हम मुंबईकर है | | We are Mumbaikar. |
तुम्ही भारतीय आहात. |
Tumhi bhartiya ahat. | आप भारतीय है | | You are Indian. |
तुम्ही मुंबईकर आहात. |
Tumhi Mumbaikar ahat. | आप मुंबईकर है | | You are Mumbaikar. |
ते भारतीय आहेत. |
Te bhartiya ahet. | वे भारतीय है | | They are Indian. |
ते मुंबईकर आहेत. |
Te mumbaikar ahet. | वे मुंबईकर है | | They are Mumbaikar. |
आम्ही TCS मध्ये काम करतो. |
aamhi TCS madhe kam karto | हम TCS मे काम करते है | | We work in TCS. |
आम्ही मराठी शिकतो. |
aamhi marathi shikto. | हम मराठी सीखते है | | We learn Marathi. |
आम्ही हिंदी बोलतो . |
aamhi hindi bolto. | हम हिंदी बोलते है | | We speak Hindi. |
आम्ही मुंबई ला राहतो. |
aamhi mumbai la rahato. | हम मुंबई मे रहते है | | We live in Mumbai. |
तुम्ही TCS मध्ये काम करता. |
tumhi TCS madhe kam karta | आप TCS मे काम करते है | | You work in TCS. |
तुम्ही मराठी शिकता. |
tumhi marathi shikta. | आप मराठी सीखते है | | You learn Marathi. |
तुम्ही हिंदी बोलता . |
tumhi hindi bolta. | आप हिंदी बोलते है | | You speak Hindi. |
तुम्ही मुंबई ला राहता. |
tumhi mumbai la rahata. | आप मुंबई मे रहते है | | You live in Mumbai. |
ते TCS मध्ये काम करतात. |
te TCS madhe kam kartat. | वे TCS मे काम करते है | | They work in TCS. |
ते मराठी शिकतात. |
te marathi shiktat. | वे मराठी सीखते है | | They learn Marathi. |
ते हिंदी बोलतात . |
te hindi boltat. | वे हिंदी बोलते है | | They speak Hindi. |
ते मुंबई ला राहतात. |
te mumbai la rahatat. | वे मुंबई मे रहते है | | They live in Mumbai. |
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Personal pronouns (Plurals)
This was a little difficult lesson. Test what you have learned now by solving an Exercise on this chapter.
I think shiktat is wrongly used in question 2, shikta is more appropriate as per the rules mentioned
Yes…you are right. Changes incorporated.
Thanks.
Hi akshay
Khana khane ya banane ko marathi me kya bolte hai?
jevan banvine / swayampak karne = To cook
कुछ दिनों की छुट्टी के बाद फिर से मराठी कक्षा में आ गया हूँ|
enjoying the tutorials
superb site i m learning a lot from it..
mi marathi shikte..
ata me chaan marathi bolto
for feminine cases can it come,”aamhi bolte” or “tumhi bolte”
No Shavez
these are houses.
he ghar aahet
-is it correct?
hee ghare aahet (plural)
he ghar aahe (singular)
whats the use of “aste”. Like in “me kaam karat aste”
the verb as-ne shows habitual action.
mee kaam karto. ( i work)
mee kaam karat asto ( i work (like every day))
Thanks.
plz lemme knw in ques no.6, answer is ‘aahet’, but going according to verb thing, with ‘te’- verb + taat. so then y aahet
See the table no.1. For be verbs, rules are different.
ur illustrations are very nice…
How would you say “you (singular) speak…?” is it tu bolto/bolte or tu boltes? what is the difference?
Thanks!
for second person singular pronouns you’ll say “tu boltos”. The suffix verb takes depend upon the the person you are referring.
what is difference between madhe and la?
madhe = “in”
la =”to”
then me mumbai la rahto it translates to ??? I live to mumbai
literally it does but you can say “mee mumbai la raahto”
Very helpful and manageable for the new learner, keep it up
J D’Silva
1. आम्ही TCS मध्ये काम करतो.
2. ते मुंबई ला राहतात.
In sentence 1, you use ‘मध्ये’ for ‘in’, while sentence 2, you use ‘ला’. While I have observed that in grammar section 1, you used ‘ला’ for ‘to’.
I would appreciate if you could please elaborate.
Mee Mumbait/madhye Rahto and Mumbai la Rahto both sentences are correct and they both mean ” I live in Mumbai”. Their usage depends on the situation.
If you are Delhi and want to tell someone that you live in Mumbai, You will say : Mee Mumbai la Rahto
If you are Mumbai and want to tell someone that you live in Mumbai then you can say : Mee Mumbait Rahto.
Hi,
I really like your site. It’s wonderful and I’m glad that you’ve worked so hard on it. Because of your hard work, I’ve learned a lot. But I noticed up till this point the feminine verb conjugations are present much less than the male conjugations for he/she. I really need those conjugations because I don’t know enough Marathi to guess what they are on my own. Could you please include/make tables to teach how to say those things? And secondly, assuming all of the characters in the above lesson are female only, would it still be “आम्ही मुंबई ला राहतो”, “ते मुंबई ला राहतात”, or “तुम्ही मुंबई ला राहता”?
Thank you!
Sure Lizzy, I will soon put the tables for feminine nouns as well.
How do you say तू मराठी सीखता है, तू मराठी सीखती है, वह मराठी सीखता है, वह मराठी सीखती है?
तू मराठी सीखता है, = तू मराठी शिकतोस
तू मराठी सीखती है, =तू मराठी शिकतेस.
वह मराठी सीखता है,=तो मराठी शिकतो
वह मराठी सीखती है = ती मराठी शिकते.
Very nice have learnt a lot
Just one query
What to say if i want to say what are u saying
Tujha kaay boltas or tujha kaay bolte
what are you saying = tu kaay bolato aahes ? or bolate aahes ?
Thanks, Akshay. Good job and prompt reply. A few more please:
तुम (सब) मराठी सीखती हो.
वे (सब) मराठी सीखती हैं.
tumhee marathi shikta.
te marathi shiktaat