To express something will continue happening or someone will continue doing something in the future, the future tense of the word rahiṇā (to continue) is added to a verb. The endings of both the verb and the word rahiṇā must match the subject number and gender of the subject.
The following table outlines every possible combination with the example verb karanā (to do).
Person | Number | Gender | Punjabi | English |
First | Singular | Male | mae(n) karadā rahūnggā | I will keep doing |
Female | mae(n) karadī rahūnggī | I will keep doing | ||
Plural | Male | asī(n) karadē rahāngē | We will keep doing | |
Female | asī(n) karadīā(n) rahāngīā(n) | We will keep doing | ||
Second | Singular, informal | Male | tū(n) karadā rahēngā | You will keep doing |
Female | tū(n) karadī rahēngī | You will keep doing | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | tusī(n) karadē rahongē | You will keep doing | |
Female | tusī(n) karadīā(n) rahongīā(n) | You will keep doing | ||
Third near | Singular, informal | Male | ih karadā rahūgā | He will keep doing |
Female | ih karadī rahūgī | She will keep doing | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | ih karadē rahiṇagē | They will keep doing | |
Female | ih karadīā(n) rahiṇagīā(n) | They will keep doing | ||
Third far | Singular, informal | Male | uh karadā rahūgā | He will keep doing |
Female | uh karadī rahūgī | She will keep doing | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | uh karadē rahiṇagē | They will keep doing | |
Female | uh karadīā(n) rahiṇagīā(n) | They will keep doing |
asī(n) mihanat karadē rahāngē
We will keep working hard
ih kitē nā kitē jāndā rahinddā hae
He keeps going some place or another
tū(n) pūrā din savāl pucchhadī rahēngī
You will keep asking questions all day