The future tense forms of hoṇā (to be) depends on person, number, and gender as outlined by the following able. These are all formal spellings and informal versions are described in a later section.
Person | Number | Gender | Subject | hoṇā | English |
First | Singular | Male | mae(n) | hovāngā | I will be |
Female | mae(n) | hovāngī | I will be | ||
Plural | Male | asī(n) | hovāngē | We will be | |
Female | asī(n) | hovāngīā(n) | We will be | ||
Second | Singular, informal | Male | tū(n) | hovēngā | You will be |
Female | tū(n) | hovēngī | You will be | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | tusī(n) | hovongē | You will be | |
Female | tusī(n) | hovongīā(n) | You will be | ||
Third near | Singular, informal | Male | ih | hovēgā | He will be |
Female | ih | hovēgī | She will be | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | ih | hoṇagē | They will be | |
Female | ih | hoṇagīā(n) | They will be | ||
Third far | Singular, informal | Male | uh | hovēgā | He will be |
Female | uh | hovēgī | She will be | ||
Plural / respectful | Male | uh | hoṇagē | They will be | |
Female | uh | hoṇagīā(n) | They will be |
mae(n) paṛhāī vicch kāmayāb hovāngā
I will be successful in my studies
tū(n) kallh nū(n) is samē(n) kitthē hovēngā
Where will you (informal, singular) be tomorrow at this time?
ih kuṛīā(n) kallh nū(n) sakūl vicch hoṇagīā(n)
These girls will be in school tomorrow