Lesson 15: Eat, Drink, and Write
Index · Lesson 14: Adjectives · Lesson 16: To Hear
पठति, “he studies,” has been the model. खाद्, “to eat,” पा, “to drink,” and लिख्, “to write,” take those same endings. The present stem of “to drink” is पिब, the way “to go” uses गच्छ.
फलम् means “fruit.” पत्रम् means “a letter.” जलम्, “water,” is already in Lesson 1. All three are neuter, so they take the endings of पुस्तकम्.
The endings
| Eat | Drink | Write | |
|---|---|---|---|
| अहम् | खादामि, “I eat” | पिबामि, “I drink” | लिखामि, “I write” |
| त्वम् | खादसि | पिबसि | लिखसि |
| सः / सा / तत् / भवान् / भवती | खादति | पिबति | लिखति |
| वयम् | खादामः | पिबामः | लिखामः |
| यूयम् | खादथ | पिबथ | लिखथ |
| ते / ताः / तानि / भवन्तः / भवत्यः | खादन्ति | पिबन्ति | लिखन्ति |
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सः फलं खादति। | He eats fruit. ऊ फल खान्छ। |
| सा जलं पिबति। | She drinks water. उनी पानी पिउँछिन्। |
| अहं पत्रं लिखामि। | I write a letter. म पत्र लेख्छु। |
| भवान् किं खादति। | What are you eating? Said to a man at the तपाईं level. तपाईं के खानुहुन्छ? |
| छात्राः जलं पिबन्ति। | The students drink water. |
| अहं नवीनं पत्रं लिखामि। | I write a new letter. |
Practice
- Say सः फलं खादति, “he eats fruit.”
- Say अहं पत्रं लिखामि, “I write a letter.”
- Ask a teacher what they are eating, with भवान् किं खादति।
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Lesson 16: To Hear is शृणोमि, which does not use these endings.