Language/Gujarati/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be

Gujarati Grammar - How to Use "Be"

Hi Gujarati learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn how to use "be" in Gujarati. It is an important verb in any language and its usage can help you communicate more effectively. After this lesson, you will be able to form sentences using "be" in Gujarati. Let's get started!

What is "Be" in Gujarati

"Be" is a verb used to describe the state of being or existence of someone or something. In Gujarati, "be" is swarup. We use "be" to form tenses and negations.

In Gujarati, "be" is not always translated as "be" in English. We have different forms of "be" based on the subject of the sentence.

How to Conjugate "Be"

The conjugation of "be" in Gujarati is based on the subject of the sentence. Here are the different forms of "be" in Gujarati:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું છું	hun chhu	I am
તું છે	tun che	You are (singular)
તે છે	te che	He/She/It is
અમે છીએ	ame chhiye	We are
તમે છો	tame cho	You are (plural)
તેઓ છે	teo che	They are

The conjugation of "be" also changes based on the tense of the sentence. Here are the different tenses of "be" in Gujarati:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું હતો છું	hun hato chhu	I was
હું છું	hun chhu	I am
હું જ હતો હોવ	hun ja hato hoy	I will be

How to Use "Be" in Sentences

Now that we know how to conjugate "be" in Gujarati, let's see how we can use it in sentences.

Affirmative Sentences

To form affirmative sentences using "be" in Gujarati, simply conjugate the verb based on the subject and add it after the subject. Here are some examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું છું ગુજરાતી	hun chhu Gujarati	I am Gujarati
તું છે સુંદર	tun che sundar	You are beautiful
તે છે વૈદ્ય	te che vaidya	He/She is a doctor
અમે છીએ ઘરે	ame chhiye ghare	We are at home
તમે છો ખુશ	tame cho khush	You are happy
તેઓ છે ચાલીસા	teo che chalisaa	They are forty

Negative Sentences

To form negative sentences using "be" in Gujarati, simply add "નથી" (nathi) after the conjugated verb. Here are some examples:

Gujarati	Pronunciation	English
હું નથી ગુજરાતી	hun nathi Gujarati	I am not Gujarati
તું નથી સુંદર	tun nathi sundar	You are not beautiful
તે નથી વૈદ્ય	te nathi vaidya	He/She is not a doctor
અમે નથી ઘરે	ame nathi ghare	We are not at home
તમે નથી ખુશ	tame nathi khush	You are not happy
તેઓ નથી ચાલીસા	teo nathi chalisaa	They are not forty

Examples

Now that we know how to use "be" in Gujarati, let's see some examples in context.

Dialogue:

• Person 1: તમે શું છો? (tame shu cho?) (What are you?)
• Person 2: હું એક વિદ્યાર્થી છું. (hun ek vidyaarthi chhu.) (I am a student.)

Dialogue:

• Person 1: તમે ક્યાં છો? (tame kyaa chho?) (Where are you?)
• Person 2: હું ઘરે છું. (hun ghare chhu.) (I am at home.)

Dialogue:

• Person 1: તમે કેવા છો? (tame keva chho?) (How are you?)
• Person 2: હું સારું છું. તમે છો? (hun saru chhu. tame cho?) (I am fine. And you?)

Conclusion

In this lesson, we learned how to use "be" in Gujarati. We learned the different forms of "be" based on the subject and the different tenses. We also saw how to use "be" in context using examples and dialogues.

Remember to practice using "be" in your everyday conversations to improve your Gujarati skills. To improve your Gujarati Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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