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The Pashto grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Pashto and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
| And: او | Under: لاندی |
| Before: مخکی | After: وروسته |
| Inside: دننه | Outside: د باندې |
| With: سره | But: خو |
| For: لپاره | From: له |
| To: ته | In: په |
To ask questions, use the following:
| What?: څه؟ | Who?: څوک؟ |
| How?: څنګه؟ | Why?: ولې؟ |
| Where?: چېرته؟ |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
| Never: هيڅکله نه | Rarely: ډېر لږ |
| Sometimes: کله ناکله | Usually: معمولآ |
| Always: تل | Very: ډېر |
Most commonly used pronouns in Pashto:
| I: زه | You: ته/تاسی |
| He: هغه سړی | She: هغه ښځه |
| We: موږ | They: هغوی |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
| My: زما | Your: ستا/ستاسو |
| His: دهغه سړی | Her: دهغی ښځی |
| Our: زموږ | Their: د هغوی |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
| I speak English: زه په انګلیسي ژبه خبرې کوم |
| You speak French: ته په فرانسوي ژبه خبرې کوې |
| He speaks German: هغه په الماني ژبه خبرې کوي |
| She speaks Italian: هغه په ایتالوي ژبه خبرې کوي |
| I visited France: زه فرانسې ته تللی وم |
| I will drink milk: زه به شیدې وڅښم |
Some extra grammatical structures:
| I understand you: زه تا پېژنم |
| I don't understand you: زه تا نه پېژنم |
| I don't speak French: زه په فرانسوي ژبه خبرې نه کوم |
| This is my house: دا زما کور دی |
| That restaurant is far: هغه رستورانت لرې دی |
| No problem: کومه ستونزه نشته |
The above Pashto grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Pashto vocabulary to obtain some popular Pashto phrases.
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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. |