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Compound Verbs in Hindi: लेना/Lenaa (Part 2) Posted by on Mar 28, 2018

You’ll recall that we talked about Compound Verbs in Hindi last week. As a refresher, a compound verb is merely a (usually) two-word verb that includes a verb stem and an auxiliary verb. In a compound such as this, the auxiliary verb loses its primary meaning and, instead, adds a different shade of meaning to…

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Compound Verbs in Hindi: देना/Denaa (Part 1) Posted by on Mar 21, 2018

There are many compound verbs in Hindi but, to begin, we will explore compound verbs formed with the auxiliary verb देना/denaa (to give). This and others like it are the easiest compound verbs to master and thus a good starting point for those just beginning to learn about this concept. Now, you may be wondering…

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