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Unit 04 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

Movement verbs, compound verbs and ability. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · Desire Movement

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मूल वाक्यांते • Core Sentence Patterns · इच्छा गती • Desire Movement

Unit 04

Marathi Sentence Patterns: Build Correct SOV Sentences

Movement verbs, compound verbs and ability.

  • 6 lessons
  • 6 speaking lessons
  • 6 Hindi→Marathi bridges
  • 6 grammar notes
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What you will learn

वारंवार वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या वाक्यांची रचना.

  • Understand sentence structure · मूल वाक्यसंरचना समज
  • Create sentences for common situations · सामान्य परिस्थितीसाठी वाक्य
  • Combine patterns with new words · नवीन शब्दांसोबत जोडा

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

मी पुणे जात आहे.
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मैं पुणे जा रहा हूँ।
I am going to Pune.

Lesson 2

मला मराठी शिकावे पाहिजे.
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मुझे मराठी सीखनी चाहिए।
I must learn Marathi.

Lesson 3

तो इथे येतो.
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वह यहाँ आ रहा है।
He is coming here.

Lesson 4

आम्ही काम पूर्ण केलं.
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हमने काम पूरा किया।
We finished the work.

Lesson 5

मी मराठी बोलू शकतो.
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मैं मराठी बोल सकता हूँ।
I can speak Marathi.

Lesson 6

हे सोपे आहे, अवघड नाही.
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यह आसान है, मुश्किल नहीं।
This is easy, not difficult.

Practice

Try saying it

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मी पुणे जात आहे.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • जाना आना फिरना → जाणे येणे फिरणे — Movement verbs.
  • सीखना करना खाना → शिकणे करणे खाणे — Infinitive + पाहिजे = must.
  • शुरू करना खत्म करना → सुरू करणे पूर्ण करणे — Compound verbs.
  • सकना मुश्किल आसान → शकणे अवघड सोपे — Infinitive + शकतो = can.
  • चाहिए आवश्यक → पाहिजे गरज — Infinitive + पाहिजे = must.
  • कोशिश करना यशस्वी असफल → प्रयत्न यशस्वी असफल — आलं = managed.

Grammar notes

SOV with Objects

मी सेव खातो. कर्म क्रियापदपूर्वी येते.

Mī sev khāto means I eat an apple - the object always stands before the verb, unlike English SVO order.

Dative Construction

मला पाणी पाहिजे. मला = dative.

Malā pāṇī pāhije means I want water - literally to-me water is-wanted. Wants, needs and feelings use this dative-subject pattern.

Movement Verbs

जाणे, येणे, फिरणे. मी जातो, मी येतो.

Movement verbs: jāṇe (go), yeṇe (come), phiraṇe (stroll). Examples: mī jāto (I go), mī yeto (I come).

Compound Verbs

सुरू करणे, पूर्ण करणे, प्रयत्न करणे.

Compound verbs with karaṇe (to do): surū karaṇe (to start), pūrṇa karaṇe (to finish), prayatna karaṇe (to try). Loanword nouns attach to karaṇe.

Ability

मी करू शकतो. शकत नाही = cannot.

Mī karū shakto means I can do it. For cannot, use shakat nāhī after the verb stem.

Obligation

मला मराठी शिकावी पाहिजे. सोपे = easy.

Malā Marāṭhī shikāvī pāhije means I must learn Marathi. pāhije after the verb conveys must, should or want.

Culture notes

  • Yes/No Nuances — Yes/no registers: ho (yes), nahi (no), hoy (casual yes), nako (no need), nakkhi (definitely).
  • Leaf Plate Tradition — Leaf plate dining tradition, eco-friendly.
  • Guest is God — Guest is God. Welcome with पधारो.
  • मी vs आम्ही — मी individualistic, आम्ही collectivist.
  • Importance of Promise — Life may go but promise must not break.
  • Politeness Levels — तू -> तुम्ही -> आपण. Verb forms.

How to practice this unit

Read each Marathi sentence aloud, check it against the Hindi, then cover the Marathi and recall it from the English. In the app the same unit adds listening quizzes, speaking checks, sentence building and review before you forget.

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