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Lesson 37: He Wants

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इच्छति means “he wants.” The root is इष्. The endings are the पठति endings. The stem is इच्छ, so the forms are short to learn: the ending sits on इच्छ.

Want
अहम्इच्छामि
त्वम्इच्छसि
सः / साइच्छति
वयम्इच्छामः
यूयम्इच्छथ
तेइच्छन्ति
SentenceMeaning
बालः फलम् इच्छति।The boy wants the fruit. फलम् keeps म् because इच्छति starts with a vowel. बालकले फल चाहन्छ।
अहं जलम् इच्छामि।I want water.
छात्रा पुस्तकं न इच्छति।The woman student does not want the book.
ते किम् इच्छन्ति।What do they want? किम् keeps म् because इच्छन्ति starts with a vowel.

Practice

  1. Say इच्छामि, इच्छसि, इच्छति, इच्छामः, इच्छथ, इच्छन्ति.
  2. Say अहं जलम् इच्छामि, “I want water.”
  3. Say बालः फलम् इच्छति।

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Lesson 38: He Stands is तिष्ठति.