हुनु
Nepali
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to happen, to become”). Cognate with Hindi होना (honā).
Verb
हुनु • (hunu)
- to be
Usage notes
This verb has two sets of forms. The हो (ho) set is used in sentences that equate two things, like त्यो किताब हो (tyo kitāb ho, “That is a book.”) The छ (cha) set is used in sentences that describe something, or locate where something is, like त्यो ठूलो छ (tyo ṭhūlo cha, “That is big.”)
Conjugation
Present-tense forms of हुनु [ɦunu, “to be”]
| Pronoun | हो [ɦo, “define/identify”] | छ [t͡sʰʌ, “describe/qualify”] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||
| 1st | म [mʌ] | हुँ [ɦũ] | होइन [ɦoinʌ] | छुँ [t͡sʰũ] | छैन [t͡sʰʌi̯nʌ] |
| 2nd resp. | तपाईं [t̪ʌpäĩ] | हुनुहुन्छ [ɦunuɦunt͡sʰʌ] | हुनुहुन्न [ɦunuɦunnʌ] | हुनुहुन्छ [ɦunuɦunt͡sʰʌ] | हुनुहुन्न [ɦunuɦunnʌ] |
| 2nd intim. | तिमी [t̪imi] | हौ [ɦʌu̯] | होइनौ [ɦoinʌu̯] | छौ [t͡sʰʌu̯] | छैनौ [t͡sʰʌi̯nʌu̯] |
| 3rd low-resp. | यो [jo] / त्यो [t̪jo] | हो [ɦo] | होइन [ɦoinʌ] | छ [t͡sʰʌ] | छैन [t͡sʰʌi̯nʌ] |
| 3rd high-resp. | वहाँ [wä̤ː] | हुनुहुन्छ [ɦunuɦunt͡sʰʌ] | हुनुहुन्न [ɦunuɦunnʌ] | हुनुहुन्छ [ɦunuɦunt͡sʰʌ] | हुनुहुन्न [ɦunuɦunnʌ] |