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Hello Listeners !
Today i gonna introduce you The subjunctive mood verb in Hindi.
Introduction
The subjunctive mood is very common in Hindi.
The titles of many popular movies contain the subjunctive mood, such as:
“जाने तू या जाने न” – “Whether you know it or not”
“कल हो न हो” – “Tomorrow may or may not be”, i.e. there might not be any tomorrow
“रंग दे बसंती” – “Color (me) basanti” (a color signifying a patriotic sacrifice)
If you visit India, you will probably encounter signs that use the subjunctive mood, such as:
“कृपया मंदिर के बहार अपने जूते उतार दें” – “Please remove your shoes outside the temple”
“कृपया रेलिंग से दुरी बनाये रखें” – “Please keep a distance from the railing”
If you fly on an airplane in India, you will hear announcements that use the subjunctive mood, such as:
सभी यात्रियों से निवेदन है कि वे अपनी कुर्सी की पेटी बांध लें – “We request that all passengers fasten their seat belt”
सभी यात्रियों से अनुरोध है कि वे अपना सामान अकेला न छोड़ें – “We request that all passengers not leave their baggage unattended”
You will probably hear some common expressions that involve the subjunctive mood, such as:
जो हो सो हो – “Whatever will be will be”
मैंने उसे सुझाव दिया कि वह वकील से बात करे – I suggested that he talk to a lawyer In the previous example, the verb बात करे is in the subjunctive mood and is in the subordinate clause कि वह वकील से बात करे. It is “unreal” because it is a suggestion, not an actual event.
उसने मुझे बताया कि उसने वकील से बात की In the previous example, the indicative verb बात की was used because the speaker is describing an actual event.
Hope you enjoying this episode. I will try to cover maximum possibilities of subjunctive mood in coming episodes. Thank you.

#Introduction #Examples #Sentences #Subordinate_clauses #Conditional_clauses #Relative_clauses

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The subjunctive mood in Hindi || Introduction || Examples || Sentences || Subordinate clauses || Conditional clauses || Relative clauses

La Pascualita es una leyenda chihuahuense y La Taconera es una leyenda coahuilense.


Mucho que decir

La Pascualita y La Taconera

啊，是星星吗？
Ah! You mean the stars?
对了，就是星星。
Yes, that's it. The stars.
你要拿这五亿星星做什么？
And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars?
五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。
Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one.
我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。
I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate.
你拿这些星星做什么？
And what do you do with these stars?
我要它做什么？
What do I do with them?
是呀
Yes.
什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。

Nothing. I own them.
星星是属于你的？
You own the stars?
是的。
Yes.
可是我已经见到过一个国王，他…
But I have already seen a king who...
国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。
Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter.
你拥有这许多星星有什么用？
And what good does it do you to own the stars?
它可以使我变得富有。
It does me the good of making me rich.
变富有了你想干什么？
And what good does it do you to be rich?
富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。
It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.
小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。”
"This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

“Well, as I’m still a uni  student, doing things on the cheap is something I've had to learn over the last few years, and just the weekend before last, myself and my 2 best mates had a really wonderful day out that cost next to nothing.




It was a bank holiday weekend, and we really wanted to have a special day out, as the weather forecast was perfect, and we really needed to get away from our studies. 




To do anything in the city, especially during a holiday weekend, always costs a lot of money, and as we were flat broke,  we decided to look for somewhere to go outside of the city. One of the guys came up with the idea of riding our bikes to a very beautiful park and lake, about 15 km outside of the city. 




We all agreed it would be a great idea, and each chipped in some cash, so we could buy some nice food in the local supermarket, as there is a barbeque area in the park which is free to use.
It turned out to be a really wonderful and special day, and was as cheap as chips, as riding our bikes meant there was no transport cost, and entry to the park was actually free. I think in total we spent about 24 dollars on the food between the three of us, and it really goes to show that it’s still possible to have a really special day out that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.