छ
The English word "you" is translated into Newari as छ.
The term is used as a subject pronoun to refer to the person being addressed.
Meaning: subject pronoun: the person being addressed (pron)
Did you know?
- While English uses 'you' for everyone, Newari requires you to switch the entire grammatical structure of a sentence based on the status of the person you call 'you'.
- Newari is a Tibeto-Burman language, making it a distant relative of Tibetan and Burmese rather than the Indo-Aryan languages like Nepali spoken around it.
- The choice of which word for 'you' to use is often determined by the caste or professional rank of the speaker and the listener.
Examples in context
- छं कथं दु?chan kahan du?How are you?
Example conversation
Rashmi and Rajesh meet at a market.
- रश्मी Rashmiराजेश, छ गनें वः?Rajesh, cha gane va?Rajesh, where are you coming from?
- राजेश Rajeshअजि तःगु बजारें वया ।aji tahgu bajaren vaya.I am coming from the big market today.
- रश्मी Rashmiछन छगू किताब म्वलाः ।chan chagu kitab mwla:.You have a book.
- राजेश Rajeshअं, थ्व किताब न्ह्यलाः ।an, thva kitab nhyala:.Yes, I bought this book.
