Introduction
we’ll look at 2 more uses of lag:
Taking time
To Begin
Taking time
conjugate the lag with the noun
ek ghanta lag-ta hai = 1 hour is taken = It takes 1 hour
do ghante lag-te hai = 2 hours are taken = It takes 2 hours
You Try...
It takes five minutes =
It will take two hours =
It will take how many hours? =
To Begin
Radha lag-ti hai = Radha begins
add bol na = to speak:
Radha bol na lag-ta hai = Radha begins to speak (wrong)
lag is an irregular verb, so we always change the na to ne
Radha bol ne lag-ti hai = Radha begins to speak (correct)
You Try...
Sita begins to laugh =
Amit begins to study =
Rains begins to fall (baarish gir na) =
