ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ

Santali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tahẽcʼ]

Particle

ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ • (tahẽc’)

1. introduces the incomplete past tense

   ᱩᱱᱤ ᱯᱷᱮᱨᱮᱧ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱱᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾

   Uni phereñ paṛhay senay kan tahẽc’.

   He wanted to study French.

   ᱤᱧ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱥᱴᱨᱚᱯᱷᱤᱡᱤᱥᱤᱥᱴ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱹᱧ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱡ ᱾

   Iñ mit’ ọktọ re esṭrọphiṭisisiṭ teyar senặñ kan tahẽc’.

   I once wanted to become an astrophysicist.