English Adverbs of Time

DVERBS OF TIME

(समय जनाउने क्रिया विशेषण)

Tell WHEN, HOW OFTEN, HOW LONG an action happens.

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1 ADVERBS OF DEFINITE TIME

Exact time (निश्चित समय)

Adverb	Nepali Meaning
Now	अहिले
Today	आज
Yesterday	हिजो
Tomorrow	भोलि
Tonight	आज राति
This morning	आज बिहान
Last night	हिजो राति
Next week	अर्को हप्ता
Last year	गत वर्ष
At 5 o’clock	५ बजे

Examples:

·         I am studying now.
म अहिले पढ्दै छु।

·         She came yesterday.
ऊ हिजो आइन्।

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2 ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE TIME

Not exact time (अनिश्चित समय)

Adverb	Nepali Meaning
Always	सधैं
Usually	प्रायः
Often	प्रायः / धेरै पटक
Sometimes	कहिलेकाहीँ
Rarely	कहिलेकाहीँ
Never	कहिल्यै होइन
Soon	चाँडै
Already	पहिले नै
Recently	हालसालै
Lately	पछिल्लो समय

Examples:

·         I always wake up early.
म सधैं चाँडै उठ्छु।

·         He never smokes.
ऊ कहिल्यै धूम्रपान गर्दैन।

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3 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

How often (कति पटक)

Adverb	Nepali Meaning
Always	सधैं
Usually	प्रायः
Often	धेरै पटक
Sometimes	कहिलेकाहीँ
Seldom	कहिलेकाहीँ
Rarely	विरलै
Never	कहिल्यै होइन
Daily	दैनिक
Weekly	साप्ताहिक
Monthly	मासिक

Examples:

·         She often reads books.
ऊ प्रायः किताब पढ्छे।

·         We meet weekly.
हामी हप्तामा एकपटक भेट्छौँ।

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4 ADVERBS OF DURATION

How long (कति समय)

Adverb / Phrase	Nepali Meaning
For a while	केही समय
For two hours	दुई घण्टासम्म
Since morning	बिहानदेखि
All day	दिनभर
All night	रातभर
Long	लामो समय
Briefly	छोटो समय
Temporarily	अस्थायी रूपमा

Examples:

·         I waited for two hours.
म दुई घण्टासम्म पर्खिएँ।

·         He has been sick since Monday.
ऊ सोमबारदेखि बिरामी छ।

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5 ADVERBS OF RELATIVE TIME

Relation with another time (सम्बन्धित समय)

Adverb	Nepali Meaning
Before	पहिले
After	पछि
Earlier	पहिले
Later	पछि
Recently	हालै
Soon	चाँडै
Immediately	तुरुन्त
Finally	अन्ततः

Examples:

·         Finish your work before dinner.
बेलुकाको खानाअघि आफ्नो काम सक।

·         He came after me.
ऊ मपछि आयो।