Namaste class,

I forgot to mention the Imperatives covered in the last class.

Hindi has three words for ‘you’: तू, तुम and आप

तू – used between husband & wife, or in abuse
तुम – used between friends, peers and persons of similar age group
आप – used to show respect, for parents, teachers and elders

The verbs are formed as follows:
तू – use the root of the verb
तुम – use the root of the verb + ओ
आप – use the root of the verb + इए

For example:
तू – आ, जा, लिख, पढ़
तुम – आओ, जाओ, लिखो, पढ़ो
आप – आइए, जाइए, लिखिए, पढ़िए

We went through lesson 2 (पाठ २) on page 33. I read through the lesson and translated it (translation available on page 62). We had to convert some sentences from Imperatives to Present Indefinite tense. The subject of the sentences in present tense is given in brackets.

आम खा (use तुम feminine) becomes
तुम आम खाती हो

तबला बजा (use आदेश) becomes
आदेश तबला बजाता है

लाल टमाटर (use टीपा) becomes
टीपा लाल टमाटर खाती है

Regards,
Vasudev.