Rahecha रहेछ Part 2 -- Nepali Verb Endings

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 In a previous post, I went over the Nepali word "rahecha" रहेछ which indicates the speaker is surprised about something or just learned something new. I gave a few examples of how it is used with nouns and verbs. If you're interested, check that post out before reading this one.

There's another way that रहेछ can be used, and that's by being conjugated into the verb itself.

For instance,

 "पानी पारेको रहेछ." Paani paareko rahechha.

This means "It has rained" -- indicating that the speaker has only just noticed this fact. There's a slight tone of surprise.

This sentence is constructed using the present perfect conjugation of पार्नु "paarnu" (to fall) = पार् + -एको 

(For more information on how this works, check out this post)


But there's an easier way to say this!

Instead of the -एको रहेछ tacked onto the verb root, you can just say:

"पानी पारेछ." Paani paarechha.


This means the same thing as "Paani paareko rahechha."


The rules are simple. We treat the verb the same way as we would if we were using the present perfect conjugation, by using the root of the verb (without -nu at the end). Instead of adding -eko, though, we just add -e + chha.

Examples:

गर्नु garnu (to do) → Root: गर् gar- + ए e + छ chha
= गरेछ garechha

"कसले गरेछ?" Kasle garechha? = "Who has done this?" or "Who did it turn out to be who did this?"


खानु khaanu (to eat) → Root: खा- khaa- + ए e + छ chha
= खाएछ khaaechha

"कुक्कुरले मेरो बिस्कुट खाएछ!" Kukkurle mero biskut khaaechha! = "The dog ate my biscuit!" Indicating surprise upon seeing that the dog has eaten this person's biscuit. Of course, the tone will indicate whether this is a pleasant surprise or an unpleasant one!

Image generated by Dall-e
 

This only works for verbs. So if you're talking about a person, place, or thing, you'll want to use "rahechha" in its full form.

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