Language/Gujarati/Grammar/Future-Tense

Gujarati Grammar - Future Tense

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In this lesson, we will learn about the future tense in Gujarati grammar. We will also explore some cultural information and interesting facts to make the learning process more fun and engaging. Don't forget to practice, practice, practice!

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The Future Tense

The future tense is used to talk about events that will happen in the future. In Gujarati, the future tense is formed by adding the suffix "-શું" ("-shuM") to the end of the verb. Let's take an example to understand better:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું ભોજન કરીશું	"HuM Bhojan Kari-shuM"	I will eat food.
તમે ઘર જઈશું	"Tame Ghar Jai-shuM"	You will go home.
તે કિતાબ વાંચશું	"Te Kitab Van-chuM"	He/She will read the book.

In the above examples, we can see that we have added the suffix "-શું" ("-shuM") to the end of the verb to make the future tense.

Analogical Help: Think of the future tense like a time machine that takes you to a future event, where you can see what will happen.

Exceptions

Not all Gujarati verbs follow the same pattern. There are a few exceptions where we need to add different suffixes for the future tense.

1. Verbs ending with "-વું" ("-vuM"): For verbs ending with "-વું" ("-vuM"), we replace the "-વું" ("-vuM") with "-શું" ("-shuM") to form the future tense.

Example:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું બોલશું	"HuM Bol-shuM"	I will speak.

2. Verbs ending with "-તો" ("-to"): For verbs ending with "-તો" ("-to"), we add "-યાં" ("-yaM") to the end of the verb to form the future tense.

Example:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું ગાય ગાશ્શું	"HuM Gay Gaa-shuM"	I will sing a song.

3. Verbs ending with "-આવું" ("-aavuM") and "-જવું" ("-jvuM"): For verbs ending with "-આવું" ("-aavuM") and "-જવું" ("-jvuM"), we use "ને" ("ne") after the verb to form the future tense.

Example:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું આવશું તમે જાશોઃ હાં	"HuM Aa-vashuM Tame Ja-sho: HaM"	I will come, you will go: Yes.

Vocabulary

Here are a few words related to the future tense to help you expand your vocabulary:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
ભવિષ્ય	"Bhavishya"	Future
ભવિષ્યમાં	"Bhavishya-maM"	In the future
કાળ	"Kaal"	Time

Dialogue

Here is an example dialogue to see the future tense in context:

• Person 1: તમે ક્યારે ભોજન કરશું? ("Tame Kyare Bhojan Kar-shuM?" - When will you eat food?)
• Person 2: હું સતામાં ખાવાનું છું. ("HuM Sata-maM Khaava-nuM ChuM" - I will eat in the evening.)

Cultural Information and Interesting Facts

- Gujarati is the official language of the Indian state of Gujarat and is also spoken in the neighboring states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. It is part of the Indo-Aryan language family. - Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation of India, was a native Gujarati speaker. - A popular Gujarati festival is Navratri, a nine-day celebration of the Hindu goddess Amba, which usually takes place in September or October. - The Ahmedabad International Kite Festival is held in Gujarat every year on January 14 (Makar Sankranti), where people come from all over the world to fly their kites.

To improve your Gujarati Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Sources

• Gujarati Future tense "going to" - Learn Gujarati language
• Simple Future Tense in Gujarati
• Gujarati Verbs | POLYMATH.ORG

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