मी आहे
The Marathi phrase for "I am" is मी आहे.
The phrase मी आहे is used to express "I am" in an informal context.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of two parts: मी (mī), which means "I" and आहे (āhe), which means "am/is/are".
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "I am not", replace आहे with नाही to get मी नाही. To turn the statement into the question "Am I?", add the particle का to the end of the phrase to get मी आहे का?
Did you know?
- The word मी shares an ancient Indo-European root with the English word 'me', despite the phonetic shift over thousands of years.
- Marathi possesses a complex system of honorifics where 'I am' stays humble, but the way you address others changes the verb 'to be' dramatically.
- Though rare in daily speech, poets and writers may place आहे before मी to create a dramatic effect or emotional emphasis.
Examples in context
- जिसुंग पार्क मी आहे.I am Jisung Park.Tatoeba #9937485 by sabretou, translation #6295618 by okja
- जॉन मी आहे.I am John.Tatoeba #4184437 by sabretou, translation #737639 by CN
- मी जे करतो ते मी नाहीये, मी जे करू शकतो तेच मी आहे!I'm not what I do, I am what I can do.Tatoeba #2288561 by sabretou, translation #601550 by ain
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Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मी, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
