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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn the Marathi question words and how to form questions using them. Asking questions is an important part of language learning, as it allows you to communicate effectively with others and gather information. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and answer basic questions in Marathi.

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Punctuation & Negation nakaar नकार.

Question Words

Question words, also known as interrogative pronouns, are used to ask questions in Marathi. There are six question words in Marathi, as listed below:

• कोण (kon) - Who
• काय (kay) - What
• कुठे (kuthe) - Where
• कधी (kadhi) - When
• का (ka) - Why
• कसे (kase) - How

Usage

Question words are typically used at the beginning of a sentence in Marathi. For example:

• कोण आहे तो? (Kon ahe to?) - Who is he?
• काय आहे हे? (Kay ahe he?) - What is this?
• कुठे जाता आहात तुम्ही? (Kuthe jata ahat tumhi?) - Where are you going?
• कधी लग्न होतंय तुमचं? (Kadhi lagn hotay tumchay?) - When is your wedding?
• का तुम्ही हा केलं होतं? (Ka tumhi ha kel hota?) - Why did you do this?
• कसे करायचं आहे हे? (Kase karayach ahe he?) - How should this be done?

Examples

Here are some examples of questions using Marathi question words:

Marathi	Pronunciation	English Translation
कोण आहे तुमचं मित्र?	Kon ahe tumchay mitra?	Who is your friend?
काय आहे तो?	Kay ahe to?	What is that?
कुठे जाता आहात तुम्ही?	Kuthe jata ahat tumhi?	Where are you going?
कधी जाता आहात तुम्ही?	Kadhi jata ahat tumhi?	When are you going?
का हवं तुम्हाला ही गोष्ट करायची?	Ka hav tumhala hi gosht karayachi?	Why do you want to talk about this?
कसे करावं हे?	Kase karav he?	How should this be done?

Practice

Try forming questions using the Marathi question words. Practice asking and answering questions with a friend or language partner.

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned the Marathi question words and how to form questions using them. Keep practicing your language skills, and soon you will be able to ask and answer more complex questions in Marathi!

Now that you've completed this lesson, don't stop learning! Check out these related topics: Future Tense & 0 to A1 Course.

Table of Contents - Marathi Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basic Greetings and Introductions

• Greetings
• Introductions

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Subject-Object-Verb
• Negation

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-20
• Telling Time

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Nouns
• Pronouns

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Common Verbs and Adjectives

• Common Verbs
• Common Adjectives

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Questions and Answers

• Question Words
• Answering Questions

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Food and Dining

• Food Vocabulary
• Dining Phrases

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Marathi Festivals and Traditions

• Festivals
• Traditions

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Travel and Transportation

• Transportation Vocabulary
• Accommodation Vocabulary

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Prepositions
• Conjunctions

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Relationship Phrases

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Marathi Literature and Cinema

• Literature
• Cinema

Other Lessons

• Verbs
• Negation
• Conjunctions
• Devanagari script
• Causative verbs
• Adverbs
• 0 to A1 Course
• Nouns
• Conditional Mood
• Adjectives

Sources

• Basic questions and "WH" questions in Marathi
• Marathi Grammar - The curious use of the question word कसले
• MARATHI GRAMMAR- SARVANAAM | Grammar worksheets ...

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