Lesson 16: To Hear
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Lesson 1 used शृणोमि, “I hear,” as one form. Say it “shri-no-mi.” शृ is श with the short vowel ऋ, one syllable. The guide is in the introduction. The verb is श्रु, “to hear.” Its present stem is शृणु, “shri-nu,” and the endings are a different set from पठति.
वचनम् means “speech,” or “word.” It is neuter, like पुस्तकम्. This noun is not the grammar word वचन. एकवचन is one, द्विवचन is two, and बहुवचन is more than two.
The endings
| Hear | Nepali | |
|---|---|---|
| अहम् | शृणोमि, “I hear” | सुन्छु |
| त्वम् | शृणोषि, “you hear” | सुन्छौ |
| सः / सा / तत् / भवान् / भवती | शृणोति, “he hears” | सुन्छ |
| वयम् | शृणुमः, “we hear” | सुन्छौं |
| यूयम् | शृणुथ, “you all hear” | सुन्छौ |
| ते / ताः / तानि / भवन्तः / भवत्यः | शृण्वन्ति, “they hear” | सुन्छन् |
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| अहं वचनं शृणोमि। | I hear the speech. म वचन सुन्छु। |
| अहं तव वचनं शृणोमि। | I hear your speech, said about a friend. |
| सः मत् शृणोति। | He hears from me. |
| भवान् किं शृणोति। | What do you hear? Said to a man at the तपाईं level. |
| ते वचनं शृण्वन्ति। | They hear the speech. |
The तिमी ending here is षि, inside शृणोषि। ष is the curled “sha,” not श. The ण earlier in the word changes स् to ष्. The “he” ending is ति still, inside शृणोति, with ओ before it.
Practice
- Say अहं वचनं शृणोमि, “I hear the speech.”
- Say सः मत् शृणोति, “he hears from me.”
- Say ते वचनं शृण्वन्ति, “they hear the speech.”
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Lesson 17: Gone and Studied is “gone,” “studied,” and “written” as describing words.