Simple Past Tense
You already know how to create a positive sentence in Simple past tense
Just add “नाही “(nAhI)/ नाहीस (nAhIs ) / नाहीत (nAhIt ) at the end of sentence to make it negative.
The form of “नाही “(nAhI) is decided as per subjective/doer of the action.
| Pronoun in English | Pronoun in Marathi | Form of “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
|---|---|---|
| I | मी | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| we | आम्ही | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| we ( listener including) | आपण | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| You (plural) | तुम्ही | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| He / That (male) | तो | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| She /That (female) | ती | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| It /That (neuter) | ते | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| This(Male) | हा | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| This(Female) | ही | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| This(neuter) | हे | “नाही “ (nAhI)/ |
| You (singular) | तू | नाहीस (nAhIs) |
| They (Plural of He) /Those (m.) | ते | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
| They (Plural of She)/Those(f.) | त्या | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
| They (Plural of it) /Those (n.) | ती | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
| These (male) | हे | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
| These (female) | ह्या | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
| These (neuter) | ही | नाहीत(nAhIt ) |
Examples:
I (male) spoke: I did not speak
मी बोललो(mI bolalo) मी बोललो नाही(mI bolalo nAhI)
I (female) danced: I did not dance
मी नाचले(mI nAchale) मी नाचले नाही(mI nAchale nAhI)
We smiled: We did not smile
आम्ही/आपण हसलो(AmhI/ApaN hasalo) आम्ही/आपण हसलो नाही(AmhI/ApaN hasalo nAhI)
He moved.: He did not move
तो हलला(to halalA) तो हलला नाही(to halalA nAhI)
She shouted: She did not shout
ती ओरडली(tI oraDalI) ती ओरडली नाही(tI oraDalI nAhI)
It turned: It did not turn
ते वळले(te vaLale) ते वळले नाही(te vaLale nAhI)
They spoke: They did not speak
ते बोलले(te bolale) -> ते बोलले नाहीत(te bolale nAhIt)
They(plural of he) met: They did not meat
ते भेटले(te bheTale) ते भेटले नाहीत(te bheTale nAhIt)
You (male) sat: You did not sit
तू बसलास(tU basalAs) तू बसला नाहीस(tU basalA nAhIs)
You (female) sat: You did not sit
तू बसलीस(tU basalIs) तू बसली नाहीस(tU basalI nAhIs)
Notice for You (singular) नाहीस (nAhIs) is added And ending स(s) of verb (here “बसलास” ) is omitted.
You (Plural) walked: You did not walk
तुम्ही चाललात(tumhI chAlalAt) तुम्ही चालला नाहीत(tumhI chAlalA nAhIt)
Notice for You (plural) नाहीत (nAhIt) is added. And ending त (t) of verb ( here “चाललात” ) is omitted.
Past continuous Tense
To make a positive sentence in Past continuous tense negative, न(n) is added before the form of असणे(“asaNe”)
e.g.
I was speaking -> मी बोलत होतो(mI bolat hoto)
I was not speaking -> मी बोलत न होतो(mI bolat n hoto)
But it is peculiar to note that “न होतो” is combined and pronounced as नव्हतो ( navhato ). Similarly, न होते (n hote) is combined and pronounced as नव्हते (navhate)
Below table summarizes it
| Pronoun in English | Pronoun in Marathi | Suffix for common verbs in Past Continuous | न(n) followed by Form of असणे(“asaNe”) in Marathi in Simple Past Tense DO NOT USE it | Combined suffix for negative sentence in Simple Past Tense USE it | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I (male) | मी | त (t) | न होतो | नव्हतो | navhato |
| I (female) | मी | त (t) | न होते | नव्हते | navhate |
| we | आम्ही | त (t) | न होतो | नव्हतो | navhato |
| we ( listener including) | आपण | त (t) | न होतो | नव्हतो | navhato |
| You (singular male) | तू | त (t) | न होतास | नव्हतास | navhatAs |
| You (singular female) | तू | त (t) | न होतीस | नव्हतीस | navhatIs |
| You (plural) | तुम्ही | त (t) | न होता | नव्हता | navhatA |
| He / That (m.) / This (m.) | तो / तो / हा | त (t) | न होता | नव्हता | navhatA |
| She / That (f.)/ This (f.) | ती / ती / ही | त (t) | न होती | नव्हती | navhatI |
| It / That(n.) / This (n.) | ते / ते / हे | त (t) | न होते | नव्हते | navhate |
| They (Plural of He) /Those (m.) /These (m.) | ते / ते / हे | त (t) | न होते | नव्हते | navhate |
| They (Plural of She) / Those (f.) / These (f.) | त्या / त्या / ह्या | त (t) | न होत्या | नव्हत्या | navhatyA |
| They (Plural of it) / Those (n.) / These (n.) | ती / ती / ही | त (t) | न होती | नव्हती | navhatI |
Examples:
| I (male) was doing. मी करत होतो(mI karat hoto) | I (male) was not doing. मी करत नव्हतो(mI karat navhato) |
| They(Plural of She) were dancing. त्या नाचत होत्या(tyA nAchat hotyA) | They(Plural of She) were not dancing. त्या नाचत नव्हत्या(tyA nAchat navhatyA) |
| They(Plural of he) were dancing. ते नाचत होते(te nAchat hote) | They(Plural of he) were not dancing. ते नाचत नव्हते(te nAchat navhate) |
| It was moving. ते हलत होते(te halat hote) | It was not moving. ते हलत नव्हते(te halat navhate) |
| They(Plural of it) were speaking. ती बोलत होती(tI bolat hotI) | They(Plural of it) were not speaking ती बोलत नव्हती(tI bolat navhatI) |
| He was moving. तो चालत होता(to chAlat hotA) | He was not moving. तो चालत नव्हता(to chAlat navhatA) |
Past perfect tense
The logic for Negative sentences in past perfect is the same as Past continuous.
i.e. न(n) is added before the form of असणे(“asaNe”)
e.g.
I had spoken -> मी बोललो होतो(mI bolalo hoto)
I had not speken -> मी बोललो न होतो (mI bolalo n hoto )
in this TENSE ALSO “न होतो” is combined and pronounced as नव्हतो ( navhato ) as seen before
So we will directly go to some examples:
| I (male) had done (it) मी केले होते(mI kele hote) | I (male) had not done (it). मी केले नव्हते(mI kele navhate) |
| They(Plural of She) had danced त्या नाचल्या होत्या(tyA nAchalyA hotyA) | They(Plural of She) had not danced. त्या नाचल्या नव्हत्या(tyA nAchalyA navhatyA) |
| They(Plural of he) had danced. ते नाचले होते(te nAchale hote) | They(Plural of he) had not danced ते नाचले नव्हते(te nAchale navhate) |
| You (female) had danced तू नाचली होतीस(tU nAchalI hotIs) | You (female) had not danced तू नाचली नव्हतीस(tU nAchalI navhatIs) |
| She had opened door तीने दरवाजा उघडला होता (tIne daravAjA ughaDalA hotA) | She had not opened door तीने दरवाजा उघडला नव्हता (tIne daravAjA ughaDalA navhatA) |
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Exercise
Try creating sentences with different verbs using above rules. Crosscheck them by creating same by “verb forms” feature on https://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/
