Correct use of auxiliary verbs in Nepali
Taking the important verb “hunu” which
means 'to be” or “to become” as an example, the ending is expressed with “hu”
when it refers to the first person singular (for example “I am…”), with “hunuhuncha”
regarding the second person with high grade (i.e. for a humble expression) and “ho”
regarding the third person singular with low-grade.
According to the analysis done by the TV program
production team of “Unbelievable”, it turned out that Rataraju uttered “Mero
buwa Tamang hunuhuncha.” (meaning “My father is a Tamang.”) by using the auxiliary
verb “hunuhuncha” properly inflected agreeing with the word “father” which is
considered to be an honorific title in Nepali.
We consider this fact that Rataraju is able
to respond properly by using the correct inflected auxiliary verbs to be one of
the compelling evidence that he possesses an ability to use Nepali correctly.
<To be continued>
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