To express something will happen or someone will do something in the future, just the ending of the verb changes to match the person, number, and gender as outlined in the following table.
Person | Number | Gender | Punjabi | English |
First | Singular | Male | mae(n) karāngā | I will do |
Female | mae(n) karāngī | I will do | ||
Plural | Male | asī(n) karāngē | We will do | |
Female | asī(n) karāngīā(n) | We will do | ||
Second | Singular, informal | Male | tū(n) karēngā | You will do |
Female | tū(n) karēngī | You will do | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | tusī(n) karongē | You will do | |
Female | tusī(n) karongīā(n) | You will do | ||
Third near | Singular, informal | Male | ih karēgā | He will do |
Female | ih karēgī | She will do | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | ih karanagē | They will do | |
Female | ih karanagīā(n) | They will do | ||
Third far | Singular, informal | Male | uh karēgā | He will do |
Female | uh karēgī | She will do | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | uh karanagē | They will do | |
Female | uh karanagīā(n) | They will do |
mae(n) kisē hor nū(n) pucchhūnggī
I (feminine) will ask someone else
ih vī jāvēgā kallh nū(n)
Will he go tomorrow also?
tū(n) chhuṭṭīā(n) ‘ch kī karēngā?
What will you (masculine) do on the days off?