Lesson 92: He Has the Student Read
Index · Lesson 91: Having Eaten, He Goes · Lesson 93: Vowels That Meet
Lesson 48: He Causes is पाठयति. A causative often has two objects. The person who is made to act is one object. The thing is the other.
गुरुः छात्रं पुस्तकं पाठयति। “The teacher has the student read the book.” Both छात्रम् and पुस्तकम् are objects, written with ं before consonants.
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| गुरुः छात्रं पुस्तकं पाठयति। | The teacher has the student read the book. गुरुले विद्यार्थीलाई पुस्तक पढाउनुहुन्छ। |
| अहम् अश्वं नगरं गमयामि। | I have the horse go to the city. |
| माता बालं फलं खादयति। | The mother has the boy eat the fruit. खादयति is “she causes to eat,” on the पाठयति pattern. |
| राजा सेवकं कर्म कारयति। | The king has the servant do the work. |
Practice
- Say गुरुः छात्रं पुस्तकं पाठयति।
- Say माता बालं फलं खादयति।
- Say राजा सेवकं कर्म कारयति।
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Lesson 93: Vowels That Meet is the joining you hear when two vowels meet. The book still writes the words apart.