Lesson 108: He Obtains
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आप् means “obtain,” पाउनु. The present is आप्नोति. It follows शक्नोति, from Lesson 90: He Can, not शृणोति. The plural “we” has उ, आप्नुमः, not ओ.
| Obtain | Nepali | |
|---|---|---|
| अहम् | आप्नोमि | पाउँछु |
| त्वम् | आप्नोषि | पाउँछौ |
| सः / सा | आप्नोति | पाउँछ |
| वयम् | आप्नुमः | पाउँछौं |
| यूयम् | आप्नुथ | पाउँछौ |
| ते | आप्नुवन्ति | पाउँछन् |
A prefix makes one word, as lesson 89 does. प्र ends in अ, and आप् begins with आ, so the vowel is आ and the verb is प्राप्नोति. अव ends in व्, so the आ of आप् stays and the verb is अवाप्नोति. Both mean “obtains.” अव pulls the meaning toward “reaches, comes to have.”
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| बालः फलं प्राप्नोति। | The boy obtains the fruit. केटाले फल पाउँछ। |
| अहं ज्ञानम् अवाप्नोमि। | I obtain knowledge. म ज्ञान पाउँछु। ज्ञानम् means “knowledge,” ज्ञान. It is like पुस्तकम्. ज्ञानम् keeps म् because अवाप्नोमि starts with a vowel. |
| ते ज्ञानं प्राप्नुवन्ति। | They obtain knowledge. |
Practice
- Say आप्नोमि, आप्नोषि, आप्नोति, आप्नुमः, आप्नुथ, आप्नुवन्ति.
- Say बालः फलं प्राप्नोति।
- Say अहं ज्ञानम् अवाप्नोमि।
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Lesson 109: Say, and Know is ब्रूहि and विद्धि.