Lesson 71: The Bride
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वधूः means “a bride,” or “a young wife.” The last vowel is long ऊ. She does not follow छात्रा, and she does not follow नदी except in having no extra consonant. The with-form is वध्वा. The in-form is वध्वाम्.
| Case | Bride |
|---|---|
| Subject | वधूः |
| Object | वधूम् |
| With, by | वध्वा |
| For | वध्वै |
| From | वध्वाः |
| Of | वध्वाः |
| In, at | वध्वाम् |
| Calling | वधु |
More than two: वध्वः as the subject, वधूः as the object, वधूभिः, वधूभ्यः, वधूनाम्, वधूषु.
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| वधूः गृहम् आगच्छति। | The bride comes home. बुहारी घर आउँछिन्। गृहम् keeps म् because आगच्छति starts with a vowel. |
| अहं वध्वा सह तिष्ठामि। | I stand with the bride. |
| वध्वाः पतिः गुरुः अस्ति। | The bride’s husband is a teacher. |
| हे वधु, आगच्छ। | Bride, come. |
Practice
- Say वधूः, वधूम्, वध्वा, वध्वै, वध्वाः, वध्वाम्, वधु.
- Say वधूः गृहम् आगच्छति।
- Say वध्वाः पतिः गुरुः अस्ति।
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Lesson 72: Eleven through Nineteen continues the count from दश.