पर्खनुहोस्
parkhanuhos
To wait in Nepali is to say पर्खनुहोस् (parkhanuhos).
The phrase is used to express the action of delaying something until a particular event occurs.
Meaning: delay until some event (verb)
Which one should you use?
While पर्खनुहोस् is the polite way to ask someone to wait, the form पर्ख is used for friends or people of lower social status. To express the continuous action of waiting, you would use पर्खिरहनुहोस्.
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the verb is पर्खनु. If you want to express that someone has already waited, the polite past tense form is पर्खनुभयो. For the continuous action of "keep waiting", use पर्खिरहनुहोस्.
How do you pronounce it?
parkhanuhos
Did you know?
- Nepali has an intricate system of honorifics where पर्खनुहोस् is high-level polite, but there is an even higher level of respect used for royalty or deities that changes the verb ending entirely.
- The verb पर्खनु can be used in a way that implies patience or endurance, rather than just a pause in time. In some poetic contexts, it describes the emotional state of longing for a loved one.
- The structure of पर्खिरहनुहोस् for 'keep waiting' uses a helping verb रहनु, which means 'to stay' or 'to remain'. This literally frames waiting as the act of 'remaining' in a state of expectation.
Examples in context
- ३० मिनेट पर्खनुहोस्।Wait thirty minutes.This sentence shows how to use पर्खनुहोस् to instruct someone to wait for a specific duration.Tatoeba #12152731 by taro, translation #9369339 by CK
- यहाँ एकछिन पर्खनुहोस्।yahā̃ ekachhina parkhanuhos.Wait here for a moment.
- बाटोमा पर्खनुहोस्।bāṭomā parkhanuhos.Wait on the road.
Example conversation
Sumit and Anita are waiting for a taxi.
- सुमित Sumitट्याक्सी आउन अलि पर्खनुहोस्।Taxi aaun ali parkhanuhos.Wait a bit for the taxi to arrive.
- अनीता Anitaठीक छ, म पर्खिन्छु।Thik cha, ma parkhinchu.Okay, I will wait.
- सुमित Sumitउनीहरू ढिलो आएका छन्।Uniharu dhilo aaeka chan.They have arrived late.
- अनीता Anitaके हामी अझै पर्खनुहोस् पर्छ?Ke hami ajhai parkhanuhos parcha?Do we have to wait more?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
