An Elementary Pali Course
Lesson IX
A. Feminine Nouns ending in "i"
Bhčmi: f. ground | ||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
Nom., Voc. | bhčmi | bhčm“, bhčmiyo |
Acc. | bhčmiµ | bhčm“, bhčmiyo |
Instr., Abl. | bhčmiy | bhčm“bhi, bhčm“hi |
Dat., Gen. | bhčmiy | bhčm“naµ |
Loc. | bhčmiy, bhčmiyaµ | bhčm“su |
Terminations | ||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
Nom., Voc. | -- | “, iyo |
Acc. | µ | “, iyo |
Instr., Abl. | y | bhi, hi |
Dat., Gen. | y | naµ |
Loc. | y, yaµ | su |
Words: | |||
AŗguĀi | f. | finger | |
AŹavi | f. | forest | |
Bhaya | n. | fear | |
Mutti | f. | deliverance | |
P“ti | f. | joy | |
Rati | f. | attachment | |
Khanti | f. | patience | |
Ratti | f. | night | |
Kuddla | m., n. | spade | |
Soka | m. | grief | |
Kčpa | m. | well | |
Suve, Sve | adv. | tomorrow |
B. Future Tense (Bhavissanti) - Active Voice
Terminations* | ||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
3rd | ssati | ssanti |
2nd | ssasi | ssatha |
1st | ssmi | ssma |
paca, to cook | ||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
3rd | pacissati | pacissanti |
he will cook | they will cook | |
2nd | pacissasi | pacissatha |
you will cook | you will cook | |
1st | pacissmi | pacissma |
I will cook | we will cook |
In the future tense the vowel preceding the terminations is changed into "i".
*Note that, the future tense terminations are formed by adding "ssa" to the present tense terminations.
Verbs: | |||
Bhavati | (bhč) | becomes (be) | |
Khaöati | (khaöa) | digs | |
Jyati | (jana) | arises, is born | |
Ppuöti | (apa with pa) | arrives | |
Pavisati | (visa with pa) | enters | |
Tarati | (tara) | crosses |
Exercise 9-A
1. | Gahapati kuddlena bhčmiyaµ kčpaµ khaöissati. |
2. | Khantiy p“ti uppajjissati. |
3. | Narapati sve aŹaviµ pavisitv muniµ passissati. |
4. | Gahapatayo bhčmiyaµ nis“ditv dhammaµ suöissanti. |
5. | Rattiyaµ te aŹav“su na vasissanti. |
6. | Narapatino putt a aviyaµ nagaraµ karissanti. |
7. | Narapati, tvaµ muttiµ labhitv Buddho bhavissasi. |
8. | Kad tvaµ aŹaviy nikkhamitv nagaraµ ppuöissasi? |
9. | Kuhiµ tvaµ sve gamissasi? |
10. | Tumhe rattiyaµ visikhsu na vicarissatha. |
11. | Rattiyaµ tumhe candaµ passissatha. |
12. | Ahaµ assamh bhčmiyaµ na patissmi. |
13. | Ahaµ mayhaµ aŗgul“hi maniµ gaöhissmi. |
14. | Mayaµ gaŗgaµ taritv sve aŹaviµ ppuöissma. |
15. | Sve mayaµ dhammaslaµ gantv bhčmiyaµ nis“ditv muttiµ labhituµ p“tiy dhammaµ sunissma. |
16. | "Ratiy jyati soko - ratiy jyati bhayaµ." |
Exercise 9-B
1. | The monkey will eat fruits with his fingers. |
2. | He will cross the forest tomorrow. |
3. | Sorrow will arise through attachment. |
4. | Child, you will fall on the ground. |
5. | You will see the moon in the sky at night. |
6. | O sages, when will you obtain deliverance and preach the Doctrine to the world? |
7. | O farmers, where will you dig a well to obtain water for your fields? |
8. | Why will you not bring a spade to dig the ground? |
9. | I will go to live in a forest after receiving* instructions from the sage. |
10. | I will be a poet. |
11. | I will not stand in the presence of the king. |
12. | Through patience we will obtain deliverance. |
13. | Why shall we wander in the forests with fear? |
14. | We ourselves shall treat the sick with joy. |
*Use gahetv.