Basic Verbs

1. گَژھُن

   Gaċhun

   To go

   Usage

   The dictionary form (infinitive) of a verb ends in -ُن.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary. Koul writes gatshun (ts = ژ, tsh = ژھ).

2. کھیٛۆن

   Kh'on

   To eat

   Usage

   Used when talking about meals and food.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary. Hassan writes kʰʸon and Koul kh'on.

3. ہیٛۆن

   Heon

   To buy / to take

   Usage

   In shopping contexts it means "to buy".

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "to take, receive; to buy". Koul has me h'ot tomul "I bought rice".

4. وُچھُن

   Vuchun

   To see

   Usage

   Means to see or to look around.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary; 13 uses on ks.wikipedia.

5. اَڈُن

   Aḍun

   To wait

   Usage

   The verb for waiting for a person or a vehicle.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "to stay put; to await". Hassan and Koul also have a different word, prārun.

6. مَنٛگُن

   Mangun

   To ask for

   Usage

   The verb for asking for something you want.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "to ask for or request"; Hassan has maⁿgun "demand, require, ask".

7. اَنُن

   Anun

   To bring

   Usage

   Used when asking staff to bring something.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "to bring; to buy". Koul lists anun "to bring".

8. بہٕ چھُس گَژھُن کانٛچھان

   Bụ chus gaċhun kānchān

   I want to go

   Usage

   Use it after naming a place. A woman says چھَس instead of چھُس.

   Grammar Note

   Pattern "infinitive + کانٛچھُن (to want)". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. بہٕ چھُس کھیٛۆن کانٛچھان

   Bụ chus kh'on kānchān

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Said when you want a meal. A woman says چھَس instead of چھُس.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

10. بہٕ چھُس یہِ ہیٛۆن کانٛچھان

    Bụ chus yi heon kānchān

    I want to buy this

    Usage

    Said in a shop while pointing at an item.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

11. بہٕ چھُس کُنٛز ژھانٛڈان

    Bụ chus kunz ċhānḍān

    I'm looking for the key

    Usage

    Tells people you are searching for something; swap in another object.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

12. مےٚ دِیِو پونؠ

    Me diyiv pōn'

    Please give me water

    Usage

    A basic request frame: replace the noun with whatever you want.

    Grammar Note

    Koul has me diyiv pẽ:si "please give me money"; this is the same pattern. The plural imperative carries the politeness.

13. مےٚ دِیِو چاے

    Me diyiv cāy

    Please give me tea

    Usage

    To ask for tea.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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