In English we use the phrase “used to” to indicate repetitive events.
e.g. I used to go to morning walk when I was in school.
He used to play bad before he got the coaching.
Similar structure in Marathi is :-
Subject verb+suffix
मी कर + आयचो
| Pronoun in English | Pronoun in Marathi | suffix | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| I (male) | मी | आयचो | Ayacho |
| I (female) | मी | आयचे | Ayache |
| we | आम्ही | आयचो | Ayacho |
| we ( listener including) | आपण | आयचो | Ayacho |
| You (singular male) | तू | आयचास | AyachAs |
| You (singular female) | तू | आयचीस | AyachIs |
| You (plural) | तुम्ही | आयचात | AyachAt |
| He / That (m.) / This (m.) | तो / तो / हा | आयचा | AyachA |
| She / That (f.)/ This (f.) | ती / ती / ही | आयची | AyachI |
| It / That(n.) / This (n.) | ते / ते / हे | आयचे | Ayache |
| They (Plural of He) /Those (m.) /These (m.) | ते / ते / हे | आयचे | Ayache |
| They (Plural of She) / Those (f.) / These (f.) | त्या / त्या / ह्या | आयच्या | AyachyA |
| They (Plural of it) / Those (n.) / These (n.) | ती / ती / ही | आयची | AyachI |
Examples:-
I used to do:- मी करायचो ( mI karAyacho )
She used to speak:- ती बोलायची (tI bolAyachI )
He used to dance:- तो नाचायचा (to nAchAyachA )
They(plural of he) used to eat mangos:- ते आंबे खायचे (te AMbe khAyache )
They(plural of she) used to play cricket:- त्या क्रिकेट खेळायच्या (tyA krikeT kheLAyachyA )
Even the verb “to be” i.e. असणे(“asaNe”) in Marathi can be used this way
He used to be there:- तो तिकडे असायचा (to tikaDe asAyachA)
She used to be quiet:- ती शांत असायची (tI shAMt asAyachI )
Negative sentences
Negative sentences can be formed by adding नाही ( nAhI ) after verb form. Depending on subject नाही/नाहीस/नाहीत ( nAhI/nAhIs/nAhIt ) is added.
refer Negative Sentences – Present tense in Marathi
e.g.
I did not use to do:- मी करायचो नाही ( mI karAyacho nAhI)
She did not use to speak:- ती बोलायची नाही (tI bolAyachI nAhI)
You did not use to dance:- तू नाचायचा नाहीस ( tU nAchAyachA nAhIs )
They(plural of he) did not use to eat mangos :- ते आंबे खायचे नाहीत (te AMbe khAyache nAhIT)
She did not use to be quiet:- ती शांत असायची नाही (tI shAMt asAyachI nAhI)
For “to be” i.e. असणे(“asaNe”) a negative form can be created by prefixing न(n)
i.e. न(n) + असायचा (asAyachA) -> नसायचा ( nasAyachA )
i.e. न(n) + असायची(asAyachI) -> नसायची ( nasAyachI)
He did not use to be there:- तो तिकडे नसायचा (to tikaDe nasAyachA)
She did not use to be quiet:- ती शांत नसायची (tI shAMt nasAyachI )
In English the present tense of “used to“ conveys different meaning. It conveys familiarity of action
e.g I am used to lifting heavy weights.
Here “am used to” indicates that action of “lifting heavy weights” is familiar/easier to me.
So in English, we do not have any parallel phrase to indicate the present tense of “used to”.
So you need to understand it without an example from English.
“used to” says that event occurred frequently in past.
Then the present tense form of “used to” in Marathi will indicate that event occurs frequently in present.
Sentence formation is:
Subject verb+त(t) form of असणे(“asaNe”)
मी कर+त असतो
The form of “asaNe” is created using suffixes for Simple Present Tense. For simplicity I have given it readymade here.
| Pronoun in English | Pronoun in Marathi | Suffix for common verbs in Future Continuous | Suffix in Marathi for simple present tense | Form of असणे(“asaNe”) in by attaching suffix | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I (male) | मी | त (t) | तो | असतो | asato |
| I (female) | मी | त (t) | ते | असते | asate |
| we | आम्ही | त (t) | तो | असतो | asato |
| we ( listener including) | आपण | त (t) | तो | असतो | asato |
| You (singular male) | तू | त (t) | तोस | असतोस | asatos |
| You (singular female) | तू | त (t) | तेस | असतेस | asates |
| You (plural) | तुम्ही | त (t) | ता | असता | asatA |
| He / That (m.) / This (m.) | तो / तो / हा | त (t) | तो | असतो | asato |
| She / That (f.)/ This (f.) | ती / ती / ही | त (t) | ते | असते | asate |
| It / That(n.) / This (n.) | ते / ते / हे | त (t) | ते | असते | asate |
| They (Plural of He) / Those (m.) /These (m.) | ते / ते / हे | त (t) | तात | असतात | asatAt |
| They (Plural of She) / Those (f.) / These (f.) | त्या / त्या / ह्या | त (t) | तात | असतात | asatAt |
| They (Plural of it) / Those (n.) / These (n.) | ती / ती / ही | त (t) | तात | असतात | asatAt |
He is used to dance:- तो नाचत असतो (to nAchat asato )
She is used to speak:- ती बोलत असते ( tI bolat asate )
Those girls are used to laugh :- त्या मुली हसत असतात ( tyA mulI hasat asatAt )
I am used to be there :- मी तिकडे असतो (mI tikaDe asato )
She is used to be quiet :- ती शांत असते (tI shAMt asate )
Negative sentences
As seen in the previous section For “to be” i.e. असणे(“asaNe”) a negative form can be created by prefixing न(n)
i.e. न(n) + असतात(asatAt) -> नसतात ( nasatAt )
i.e. न(n) + असते(asate) -> नसायची ( नसते)
He is not used to dance:- तो नाचत नसतो (to nAchat nasato )
She is not used to speak:- ती बोलत नसते ( tI bolat nasate )
