Common Phrase
When in Marathi is कधी (kadhī). Learn कधी येशील? (when will you come?), केव्हा, and the answers: आत्ता, नंतर, उद्या.
When in Marathi — कधी + Time Questions
When in Marathi is कधी (kadhī) — one small word that powers every plan: कधी येता? (when are you coming?).
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Quick Answer
| Marathi | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| कधी? | kadhī? | When? |
| कधी येता? | kadhī yetā? | When are you coming? |
| कधी झालं? | kadhī jhālāṁ? | When did it happen? |
| कधीच नाही | kadhīch nāhī | Never |
Say It Like a Local
| Marathi | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| आत्ता | āttā | Right now |
| नंतर | nantar | Later |
| उद्या सकाळी | udyā sakāḷī | Tomorrow morning |
| लवकरच | lavkarach | Soon |
From the Curriculum
| Marathi | Transliteration | Meaning | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|
| कधी | kadhī | when | Hindi: कब |
| कधीच | kadhīch | never | Hindi: कभी नहीं |
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When will you come?
Common Mistakes
- ❌ कब (Hindi) → ✅ कधी (the Marathi 'when')
- ❌ कधीच for 'sometimes' → ✅ कधीच नाही is 'never'; 'sometimes' is कधी कधी
Tip: कधी कधी ('sometimes') is the phrase learners pick up fastest — it doubles as the polite shrug when you don't want to commit to plans.
FAQs
What is when in Marathi?
कधी (kadhī). The formal variant केव्हा exists but कधी is what everyone uses.
How do you ask when someone will arrive?
कधी येता? (to friends/you-formal) or कधी येणार? (when will [he/she] come?).
How do you say never in Marathi?
कधीच नाही (kadhīch nāhī) — कधी + the emphatic च.