The Marathi grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Marathi and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: आणि [aani]
Under: खाली [khaali]
Before: आधी [aadhi]
After: नंतर [nntr]
Inside: आतल्या बाजूला [aatlyaa baajulaa]
Outside: बाहेरच्या बाजूला [baaherkyaa baajulaa]
With: सोबत [sobt]
But: पण, परंतु [pn, prntu]
For: साठी [saathi]
From: पासून [paasun]
To: कडे [kde]
In: आत [aat]
Questions and Adverbs
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: काय? [kaay?]
Who?: कोण? [kon?]
How?: कसे? [kse?]
Why?: का? [kaa?]
Where?: कुठे? [kuthe?]
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: कधीच नाही [kdhik naahi]
Rarely: क्वचित [kvkit]
Sometimes: कधीकधी [kdhikdhi]
Usually: सामान्यत: [saamaanyt:]
Always: नेहमी [nehmi]
Very: अत्यंत [atynt]
Most commonly used pronouns in Marathi:
I: मी [mi]
You: तू / तुम्ही [tu / tumhi]
He: तो [to]
She: ती [ti]
We: आम्ही / आपण [aamhi / aapn]
They: ते, त्या, ती [te, tyaa, ti]
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one.