Basic Verbs

1. वचप

   vacap

   To go

   Usage

   The base verb of movement; combine with a destination

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Purpose takes -पाक (वचपाक "in order to go"); the polite present plural is वतात.

2. येवप

   yevap

   To come

   Usage

   For someone or something arriving where you are

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). The future is येतलों (male speaker) / येतली (female speaker).

3. खावप

   khāvap

   To eat

   Usage

   The base verb for anything about meals

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: "the tiger eats meat".

4. पियेवप

   piyevap

   To drink

   Usage

   Used for drinks and for taking medicine

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). पिवप is a synonym; dictionary example "उदक पियेवप भलायकेक बरें" (drinking water is good for health).

5. विकतें घेवप

   vikateṃ ghevap

   To buy

   Usage

   The base verb for saying you want to purchase something

   Grammar Note

   घेवप is "to take"; with विकतें it means "to buy" (dictionary example with विकतो घेतलो).

6. पळोवप

   paḷovap

   To see / look

   Usage

   Covers both sightseeing and checking something

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Inflected forms use the stem पळय- (e.g. पळयतालो "was looking").

7. वाट पळोवप

   vāṭ paḷovap

   To wait

   Usage

   For queues and for arranging to meet

   Grammar Note

   Literally "look at the road". Only one corpus example was found.

8. दिवप

   divap

   To give

   Usage

   The base verb for handing something over

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: God gave people blessings.

9. सांगप

   sāṃgap

   To tell

   Usage

   For giving information; the polite imperative is सांगात

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary gloss: telling things to another person.

10. सोदप

    sodap

    To look for

    Usage

    For naming what you look for; a photo speeds it up

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: the police look for the thief.

11. करप

    karap

    To do / make

    Usage

    The most basic verb; forms many expressions with nouns

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). In the perfective the subject takes the ergative -ें (हांवें केलें "I did").

12. बसप

    basap

    To sit

    Usage

    For taking or offering a seat

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: the guests sat in the hall.

13. विचारप

    vicārap

    To ask

    Usage

    For asking directions or prices

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). The dictionary lists प्रस्न_करप "to ask a question" as a synonym.

14. शिकप

    śikap

    To learn

    Usage

    For learning a language or a skill

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: Sarita learns sewing.

15. आवडप

    āvaḍap

    To like

    Usage

    "Like" is a dative construction: person + -क + thing + आवडटा

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). The thing liked is the subject and the person takes the dative (म्हाका हें काम आवडना "I do not like this work").

16. जेवप

    jevap

    To have a meal

    Usage

    To sit down to a meal, more specific than खावप

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary gloss: to eat a cooked meal.

17. समजप

    samajap

    To understand

    Usage

    For saying whether you follow; the synonym कळप is also very common

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). The dictionary lists कळप and जाणा_जावप as synonyms.

18. काडप

    kāḍap

    To take out

    Usage

    For taking something out of a bag or wallet

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary example: took the rice out of the pot.

19. हाडप

    hāḍap

    To bring

    Usage

    For asking someone to bring something; the polite imperative is हाडात

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary forms end in -प (not Marathi -णे). Dictionary gloss: घेवन येवप "to come having taken".

20. म्हाका वचपाक जाय

    mhākā vacapāk jāy

    I want to go

    Usage

    Add a destination, at a taxi or counter

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). "Want to" is person + dative -क + verb-पाक + जाय. Marathi मला जायचे आहे is not used.

21. म्हाका खावपाक जाय

    mhākā khāvapāk jāy

    I want to eat

    Usage

    Name the dish you want before it

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). Same pattern as वचपाक जाय (verb + -पाक + जाय).

22. म्हाका हें जाय

    mhākā heṃ jāy

    I want this

    Usage

    Point at something and say it; works as an order

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The dative construction thing + जाय; the negative is जायना.

23. म्हाका हें जायना

    mhākā heṃ jāyanā

    I don't need this

    Usage

    To decline a bag, a receipt or a tout

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). The negative adds -ना (corpus: "… करपाक जायना"). Marathi नको is not used.

24. हांव हें सोदतां

    hāṃv heṃ sodatāṃ

    I'm looking for this

    Usage

    Name what you are looking for; show a photo

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). 1st-person present = stem + -तां; the object takes no case marker here.

25. म्हजे कडेन आसा

    mhaje kaḍen āsā

    I have it

    Usage

    To state you have something, e.g. tickets or documents

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). Possession is "at X (place) + आसा" (lit. "it is with me").

26. म्हजे कडेन ना

    mhaje kaḍen nā

    I don't have it

    Usage

    To state you have no small change or card

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). "There is none" is ना (grouped with न्हय in the dictionary).

27. म्हाका सांगात

    mhākā sāṃgāt

    Please tell me

    Usage

    When you want information such as directions or times

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar (not found as a sentence in a source). Polite imperative = stem + -ात.

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