Use of "to be"
The verb “to
be” is one of the most important verbs in English. It is used to show identity,
condition, location, existence, tense formation, passive voice, and more.
In Nepali, it is often translated as “हुनु”.
1. Forms of “To Be”
The verb to be changes
according to tense and subject.
|
Tense |
Singular |
Plural |
Nepali
Meaning |
|
Present |
am, is, are |
are |
हुनु / छ |
|
Past |
was |
were |
थियो / थिइन् |
|
Past Participle |
been |
been |
भएको |
|
Present Participle |
being |
being |
हुँदै |
Examples
1. I am a student.
म विद्यार्थी हुँ।
2. She is happy.
ऊ खुशी छे।
3. They are teachers.
उनीहरू शिक्षक हुन्।
4. He was tired yesterday.
हिजो ऊ थाकेको
थियो।
5. We were busy.
हामी व्यस्त थियौं।
2. “To Be” for Identity (पहिचान
जनाउन)
It shows who someone is.
Examples:
1. I am Balram.
म बलराम हुँ।
2. She is a nurse.
ऊ नर्स हुन्।
3. They are engineers.
उनीहरू इन्जिनियर हुन्।
4. My father is a farmer.
मेरो बुबा किसान
हुनुहुन्छ।
5. Rahul is my friend.
राहुल मेरो साथी
हो।
3. “To Be” for Description / State (अवस्था
वा
गुण
बताउन)
Examples:
1. The weather is cold.
मौसम चिसो छ।
2. She is beautiful.
ऊ सुन्दर छे।
3. I am tired.
म थाकेको छु।
4. They are happy.
उनीहरू खुशी छन्।
5. The room is clean.
कोठा सफा छ।
4. “To Be” for Location (स्थान
जनाउन)
Examples:
1.
I
am in Kathmandu.
म काठमाडौंमा छु।
2.
She
is at home.
ऊ घरमा छे।
3.
The
book is on the table.
किताब टेबलमा छ।
4.
They
are in the classroom.
उनीहरू कक्षामा छन्।
5.
We
are at the park.
हामी पार्कमा छौं।
5. “To Be” for Age (उमेर
जनाउन)
Examples:
1. I am 20 years old.
म २० वर्षको
हुँ।
2. She is 18 years old.
ऊ १८ वर्षकी
छे।
3. My brother is 15 years old.
मेरो भाइ १५
वर्षको छ।
4. They are 30 years old.
उनीहरू ३० वर्षका
छन्।
6. “To Be” in Continuous Tense
(Continuous Tense बनाउन)
Structure
Subject + am/is/are + V-ing
Examples:
1.
I
am reading a book.
म किताब पढ्दै
छु।
2.
She
is cooking food.
ऊ खाना पकाउँदै
छे।
3.
They
are playing football.
उनीहरू फुटबल खेल्दै
छन्।
4.
We
are studying English.
हामी अंग्रेजी पढ्दै
छौं।
5.
He
is sleeping.
ऊ सुत्दै छ।
7. “To Be” in Passive Voice
Structure
Subject + am/is/are/was/were + V3
Examples:
1. The work is done.
काम सकिएको छ।
2. The door was opened.
ढोका खोलिएको थियो।
3. The book is written by him.
किताब उसले लेखिएको
छ।
4. The cake was eaten.
केक खाइयो / खाइएको
थियो।
8. “There + be” Structure (अस्तित्व
देखाउन)
Examples:
1.
There
is a book on the table.
टेबलमा एउटा किताब
छ।
2.
There
are many students in the class.
कक्षामा धेरै
विद्यार्थी छन्।
3.
There
was a problem yesterday.
हिजो समस्या थियो।
4.
There
were many people in the market.
बजारमा धेरै मानिस
थिए।
9. “To Be” in Questions
Structure
Am/Is/Are + Subject
Examples:
1.
Are
you happy?
तिमी खुशी छौ?
2.
Is
she your sister?
के ऊ तिम्रो
दिदी हो?
3.
Are
they ready?
के उनीहरू तयार
छन्?
4.
Am
I late?
के म ढिलो
भएको हो?
10. “To Be” in Negative Sentences
Structure
Subject + am/is/are + not
Examples:
1. I am not tired.
म थाकेको छैन।
2. She is not at home.
ऊ घरमा छैन।
3. They are not busy.
उनीहरू व्यस्त छैनन्।
4. We are not ready.
हामी तयार छैनौं।
Summary
“To be” is used for:
1.
Identity
– I am a student.
2.
Description
– She is beautiful.
3.
Location
– He is at home.
4.
Age
– I am 20 years old.
5.
Continuous
tense – She is reading.
6.
Passive
voice – The work is done.
7.
Existence
– There is a book.
100 Sentences Using “To Be” (English–Nepali)
Present
Tense (am / is / are)
1.
I
am happy.
म खुशी छु।
2.
I
am ready.
म तयार छु।
3.
I
am a student.
म विद्यार्थी हुँ।
4.
I
am tired today.
म आज थाकेको
छु।
5.
I
am busy now.
म अहिले व्यस्त
छु।
6.
I
am at home.
म घरमा छु।
7.
I
am your friend.
म तिम्रो साथी
हुँ।
8.
I
am hungry.
म भोको छु।
9.
I
am thirsty.
म तिर्खाएको छु।
10. I am excited.
म उत्साहित छु।
11. He is a teacher.
उहाँ शिक्षक हुनुहुन्छ।
12. He is my brother.
ऊ मेरो भाइ
हो।
13. He is very kind.
ऊ धेरै दयालु
छ।
14. He is at school.
ऊ विद्यालयमा छ।
15. He is strong.
ऊ बलियो छ।
16. He is very tall.
ऊ धेरै अग्लो
छ।
17. He is a good player.
ऊ राम्रो खेलाडी
हो।
18. He is my neighbor.
ऊ मेरो छिमेकी
हो।
19. He is busy today.
ऊ आज व्यस्त
छ।
20. He is honest.
ऊ इमानदार छ।
21. She is my sister.
ऊ मेरी दिदी
हो।
22. She is beautiful.
ऊ सुन्दर छे।
23. She is very smart.
ऊ धेरै बुद्धिमान
छे।
24. She is in the room.
ऊ कोठामा छे।
25. She is my classmate.
ऊ मेरी सहपाठी
हो।
26. She is kind.
ऊ दयालु छे।
27. She is cooking food.
ऊ खाना पकाउँदै
छे।
28. She is my neighbor.
ऊ मेरी छिमेकी
हो।
29. She is happy today.
ऊ आज खुशी
छे।
30. She is a nurse.
ऊ नर्स हो।
31. It is raining.
पानी परिरहेको छ।
32. It is a big house.
यो ठूलो घर
हो।
33. It is very cold today.
आज धेरै चिसो
छ।
34. It is my bag.
यो मेरो झोला
हो।
35. It is very expensive.
यो धेरै महँगो
छ।
36. We are friends.
हामी साथी हौं।
37. We are ready.
हामी तयार छौं।
38. We are happy.
हामी खुशी छौं।
39. We are in the classroom.
हामी कक्षामा छौं।
40. We are playing football.
हामी फुटबल खेल्दै
छौं।
41. They are students.
उनीहरू विद्यार्थी हुन्।
42. They are very kind.
उनीहरू धेरै दयालु
छन्।
43. They are playing.
उनीहरू खेलिरहेका छन्।
44. They are in the garden.
उनीहरू बगैंचामा छन्।
45. They are happy today.
उनीहरू आज खुशी
छन्।
46. You are my friend.
तिमी मेरो साथी
हौ।
47. You are very smart.
तिमी धेरै बुद्धिमान
छौ।
48. You are late today.
तिमी आज ढिला
छौ।
49. You are very kind.
तिमी धेरै दयालु
छौ।
50. You are my best friend.
तिमी मेरो सबैभन्दा
राम्रो साथी हौ।
Past Tense (was / were)
51. I was tired yesterday.
म हिजो थाकेको
थिएँ।
52. I was at home.
म घरमा थिएँ।
53. I was very happy.
म धेरै खुशी
थिएँ।
54. I was busy yesterday.
म हिजो व्यस्त
थिएँ।
55. I was late for school.
म विद्यालयमा ढिलो
पुगेको थिएँ।
56. He was sick yesterday.
ऊ हिजो बिरामी
थियो।
57. He was in the office.
ऊ कार्यालयमा थियो।
58. He was very angry.
ऊ धेरै रिसाएको
थियो।
59. He was a good teacher.
ऊ राम्रो शिक्षक
थियो।
60. He was my friend.
ऊ मेरो साथी
थियो।
61. She was tired.
ऊ थाकेको थिई।
62. She was happy yesterday.
ऊ हिजो खुशी
थिई।
63. She was in the kitchen.
ऊ भान्सामा थिई।
64. She was a good student.
ऊ राम्रो विद्यार्थी
थिई।
65. She was very kind.
ऊ धेरै दयालु
थिई।
66. It was very cold.
धेरै चिसो थियो।
67. It was raining yesterday.
हिजो पानी परिरहेको
थियो।
68. It was a beautiful day.
यो सुन्दर दिन
थियो।
69. It was very difficult.
यो धेरै गाह्रो
थियो।
70. It was my book.
यो मेरो किताब
थियो।
71. We were friends.
हामी साथी थियौं।
72. We were happy.
हामी खुशी थियौं।
73. We were at school.
हामी विद्यालयमा थियौं।
74. We were very busy.
हामी धेरै व्यस्त
थियौं।
75. We were playing football.
हामी फुटबल खेलिरहेका
थियौं।
76. They were students.
उनीहरू विद्यार्थी थिए।
77. They were very kind.
उनीहरू धेरै दयालु
थिए।
78. They were in the park.
उनीहरू पार्कमा थिए।
79. They were happy.
उनीहरू खुशी थिए।
80. They were very strong.
उनीहरू धेरै बलिया
थिए।
81. You were my best friend.
तिमी मेरो सबैभन्दा
राम्रो साथी थियौ।
82. You were very smart.
तिमी धेरै बुद्धिमान
थियौ।
83. You were happy yesterday.
तिमी हिजो खुशी
थियौ।
84. You were late.
तिमी ढिलो थियौ।
85. You were very kind.
तिमी धेरै दयालु
थियौ।
There + Be Sentences
86. There is a book on the table.
टेबलमा एउटा किताब
छ।
87. There is a dog in the yard.
आँगनमा एउटा कुकुर
छ।
88. There are many students here.
यहाँ धेरै विद्यार्थी
छन्।
89. There are five apples in the basket.
टोकरीमा पाँच
वटा स्याउ छन्।
90. There was a problem yesterday.
हिजो एउटा समस्या
थियो।
91. There were many people in the
market.
बजारमा धेरै मानिस
थिए।
92. There is a temple near my house.
मेरो घर नजिक
मन्दिर छ।
93. There are many trees in the park.
पार्कमा धेरै
रूखहरू छन्।
94. There was a meeting yesterday.
हिजो बैठक थियो।
95. There were many cars on the road.
सडकमा धेरै गाडीहरू
थिए।
96. My father is a farmer.
मेरो बुबा किसान
हुनुहुन्छ।
97. My mother is a teacher.
मेरी आमा शिक्षक
हुनुहुन्छ।
98. The sky is blue.
आकाश निलो छ।
99. The flowers are beautiful.
फूलहरू सुन्दर छन्।
100.
The
children are playing.
बालबालिकाहरू खेलिरहेका
छन्।
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