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Odia Grammar - How to Use "Have"

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In this lesson, we are going to learn how to use "have" in Odia. "Have" is translated in Odia as "ଆଛିବେ" or "ଥିଲେ".

Present Perfect Tense

Present perfect tense is used to talk about actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past, or to talk about an action that happened in the past that has a connection to the present. To form the present perfect tense, use the appropriate form of "have" followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Let's take an example:

Odia	Pronunciation	English
ମୁଁ	mŭ'	I have
ଖାଇଲି	khailĭ	eaten
ଖାଇବେ	khaibe	will eat

Translation: I have eaten.

Here is a dialogue to see the words in context:

• Person 1: ତୁମେ ଯେଉଁଠୁ ଆସିଲେ? (tŭme jeŭthu asile?) (Where have you come from?)
• Person 2: ମୁଁ ଜବଲ୍ପୁରରୁ ଆସିଲେ ଏଠାରେ ଆମେ ହେଲା ଅଟେକୁ ଡ୍ରାଇଭର୍ । (mŭ jabalpŭraru asile ethăre ame hela atĕku draiver.) (I have come from Jajpur, I am a driver here.)

Here's how to form the present perfect tense in Odia:

Person	Odia	Pronunciation	English
I	ମୁଁ ଖାଇଲିନି	mŭ' khailinĭ	I have eaten
You (singular)	ତୁ ଖାଇଲିଛନ୍ତି	tu khailechhanti	You have eaten
He/She/It	ସେ ଖାଇଲିଛନ୍ତି	se khailechhanti	He/She/It has eaten
We	ଆମେ ଖାଇଲେଛୁ	ame khailachhu	We have eaten
You (plural)	ତୁମ୍ବେ ଖାଇଲେଛୁ	tumbhe khailachhu	You all have eaten
They	ସେହି ଖାଇଲେଛେ	sehi khailache	They have eaten

Past Perfect Tense

Past perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. To form the past perfect tense, use the appropriate form of "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Let's take an example:

Odia	Pronunciation	English
ମୁଁ	mŭ'	I had
ଖାଇଲି	khailĭ	eaten
ଦୁଇଟି	duiti	two
ରସଗୋଳା	rasagŏlă	rasgullas
ଖାଇଥିଲେ	khaithĕle	had eaten

Translation: I had eaten two rasgullas.

Here's how to form the past perfect tense in Odia:

Person	Odia	Pronunciation	English
I	ମୁଁ ଖାଇଥିଲେ	mŭ' khaithĕle	I had eaten
You (singular)	ତୁ ଖାଇଥିଲେ	tu khaithĕle	You had eaten
He/She/It	ସେ ଖାଇଥିଲେ	se khaithĕle	He/She/It had eaten
We	ଆମେ ଖାଇଥିଲେ	ame khaithĕle	We had eaten
You (plural)	ତୁମ୍ବେ ଖାଇଥିଲେ	tumbhe khaithĕle	You all had eaten
They	ସେହି ଖାଇଥିଲେ	sehi khaithĕle	They had eaten

Here's a dialogue to see the words in context:

• Person 1: ତୁମେ କେଉଁଟା ଫୁଟବୋଲ ଖେଳିଥିଲେ? (tŭme keŭ tă phŭtbal khelithile?) (Which football match had you played?)
• Person 2: ମୁଁ ଓଡିଶା କପ୍ ଫାଇନାଲେ ଖେଳିଥିଲେ । (mŭ odisha kaṗ phăinalae khelithile.) (I had played the Odisha Cup final.)

Using "Have" to Express Ownership

In Odia, we use "ଆଛନ୍ତି" to express ownership. Here's an example:

Odia	Pronunciation	English
ମୋର	mor	My
ଘର	ghara	house
ଆଛନ୍ତି	ăchhanti	has

Translation: I have a house.

Here's how to use "have" to express ownership in Odia:

Person	Odia	Pronunciation	English
I	ମୋଁ ଘର ଆଛନ୍ତି	mŏ' ghara ăchhanti	I have a house
You (singular)	ତୁମେ ଗଡ଼କାରି ଆଛନ୍ତି	tume găṛakari ăchhanti	You have a car
He/She/It	ସେହି ଦୁକାନ ଆଛନ୍ତି	sehi dukăn ăchhanti	He/She/It has a shop
We	ଆମେ ଗାଢ଼େଇ ଆଛନ୍ତି	ame găṛei ăchhanti	We have a farm
You (plural)	ତୁମ୍ବେ ବାଇକ ଆଛନ୍ତି	tumbhe baika ăchhanti	You all have a bike
They	ସେହି ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ ପମ୍ପ ଆଛନ୍ତି	sehi peṭrol pamp ăchhanti	They have a petrol pump

Here's a dialogue to see the words in context:

• Person 1: ତୁମେ କିମ୍ବା କିଛି ପରିଷ୍କାର କାର୍ଡ ଆଛନ୍ତି ? (tume kimbă kichhi parishkar kăṛd ăchhanti?) (Do you have any identity card?)
• Person 2: ହଁ ମୋଡ଼କାର୍ଡ ଆଛନ୍ତି । (hă mun găṛkăṛd ăchhanti.) (Yes, I do have a PAN card.)

Make sure to practice these examples with native speakers. You can find native speakers of Odia on Polyglot Club. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

That's it for this lesson on how to use "have" in Odia. If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.
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