To express something that happened in the past, the ending of the verb must match the gender + number and the word sī is used to indicate it happened in the past.
This table outlines ways of expressing the phrase “did happen” using the past tense of hoṇā (to be) depending on the gender and number of what happened.
Singular | Plural | |
Masculine | hoiā sī | hoē san |
Feminine | hoī sī | hoīā(n) san |
mae(n) haerān hoiā sī
I was amazed
uh phēr chupp hoīā(n) san
Then they became quiet
This table outlines ways of expressing the phrase “did do” using the past tense of karanā (to do) depending on the gender and number of what happened.
Singular | Plural | |
Masculine | kariā sī | karē san |
Feminine | karī sī | karīā(n) san |
mae(n) kavitā likhī sī
I wrote a poem
kallh mēlā laggiā sī
There was a fair yesterday
uh tur paē san
They walked (away)
Note: In the case of the karanā (to do), the following spelling is also used. The meaning of both spellings is the same, but the above spellings apply to all words whereas these only apply to karanā (to do)
Singular | Plural | |
Masculine | kītā sī | kītē san |
Feminine | kītī sī | kītīā(n) san |
mae(n) us nū(n) phon kītā sī
I called them
uhanā(n) nē gaḍḍīā(n) shurū kītīā(n)
They started the cars