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Lesson 109: Say, and Know

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Lesson 39: He Says has ब्रवीति. The command to a friend is not ब्रवीहि. It is ब्रूहि. “Say.”

You, तिमीHe, she, or तपाईंYou allThey, or तपाईंहरू
Sayब्रूहिब्रवीतुब्रूतब्रुवन्तु

विद् means “know,” जान्नु, the old verb beside जानाति. Learn four forms whole. They do not follow पठति.

FormMeaning
विद्धिknow. The command to a friend. जान।
वेदI know, and also he knows. The one shape covers both. जान्दछु, and जान्दछ।
वेत्थyou know. जान्दछौ।
विदुःthey know. The same shape returns in Lesson 110: He Said as a perfect. जान्दछन्।

शृणु, “hear,” is already the command in Lesson 19: Commands.

SentenceMeaning
हे गुरो, ब्रूहि।Teacher, say. हे गुरो, भन्नुहोस्। The call is गुरो, from lesson 25. A friend would be हे मित्र, ब्रूहि।
मां विद्धि।Know me. मलाई जान।
अहं वेद।I know.
त्वं वेत्थ।You know. त्वम् is written त्वं before वेत्थ.

Practice

  1. Say ब्रूहि, ब्रवीतु, ब्रूत, ब्रुवन्तु.
  2. Say मां विद्धि।
  3. Say अहं वेद and त्वं वेत्थ।

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Lesson 110: He Said is उवाच, आह, and बभूव.