Lesson 32: He Becomes
Index · Lesson 31: Numbers in Every Case · Lesson 33: He Does
भवति means “he becomes,” or “he is,” as a change. School calls the verb भू. The present uses the stem भव, and the endings are the पठति endings from Lesson 2: To Go. भविष्यति, “he will be,” is already in Lesson 23: The Future.
| Become | |
|---|---|
| अहम् | भवामि |
| त्वम् | भवसि |
| सः / सा | भवति |
| वयम् | भवामः |
| यूयम् | भवथ |
| ते / ताः | भवन्ति |
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सः गुरुः भवति। | He becomes a teacher. ऊ गुरु हुन्छ। |
| अहं कुशलः भवामि। | I become well. A woman says अहं कुशला भवामि। |
| ते छात्राः भवन्ति। | They become students. |
| ह्यः सः अस्वस्थः आसीत्। अद्य सः स्वस्थः भवति। | Yesterday he was unwell. Today he becomes well. अस्वस्थः means “unwell.” |
The past is अभवत्, “he became,” with the same past endings as अपठत् in Lesson 18: The Past. अहम् अभवम्। सः अभवत्। ते अभवन।
Practice
- Say भवामि, भवसि, भवति, भवामः, भवथ, भवन्ति.
- Say सः गुरुः भवति, “he becomes a teacher.”
- Say अहम् अभवम्, “I became.”
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Lesson 33: He Does is करोति. Say that verb whole. It does not take the पठति endings.