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Vocabulary
Grammar
1. Nouns: masculine and feminine
2.Nouns: singular and plural
3. Adjectives
4. Possessive Pronouns
5. का
/के /की
6. अपना
7. Emphatics
8. सकना = "To Be Able To V"
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3.8 |
सकना
= "To Be
Able To V" |
View movie about सकना
= "To Be Able To V"
This is the
formula for "to be able to V" (where V is any verb):
Subject
+ Object/Modifiers (if any) + Verb Root +
सकना
(conjugated) + Auxiliary verb.
Note
that this construction differs from the construction "to want to
V."
Example:
|
Subject |
object/modifiers
(if any) |
Root Verb |
सकना
(conjugated) |
Auxiliary
verb |
|
I |
this necklace |
buy |
can |
[am]. |
|
मैं |
यह हार |
ख़रीद |
सकती |
हूँ। |
Additional
examples:
|
You
can go there by bus. |
आप वहाँ बस
से आ सकती हैं। |
|
Can
I go by riksha? |
क्या मैं रक्शा
में जा सकती
हूँ? |
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Namaste,
what can I do for you? |
नमस्ते, मैं
आप के लिये
क्या कर सकती
हूँ? |
Try the सकना
wheel!
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See
Snell's Teach Yourself Hindi (2000)
Section
12.3 page 153 |
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