{"id":183,"date":"2025-12-06T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T20:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/part\/chapter-8-states-and-conditions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:53:10","slug":"chapter-8-states-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/part\/chapter-8-states-and-conditions\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 8 \u2013 States and Conditions","rendered":"Chapter 8 \u2013 States and Conditions"},"content":{"raw":"

Overview<\/span><\/h1>\r\nIn this chapter, you\u2019ll learn how Nepali describes states and conditions\u2014how someone or something <\/span>is<\/em> in terms of quality, feeling, or situation. This pattern is essential for talking about weather, health, mood, comfort, difficulty, cleanliness, and many everyday experiences. The focus here is on describing \u201chow it is,\u201d not identifying \u201cwhat it is.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nYou\u2019ll also learn a key structure for expressing feelings: Nepali often frames them as \u201cto me\/you\/him\/her, it is\u2026\u201d rather than \u201cI am\u2026\u201d. For example, the natural way to say \u201cI\u2019m okay\u201d is literally \u201cTo me, it is okay.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nThrough dialogues and practice, you\u2019ll ask and answer \u201cHow is it?\u201d questions, choose the correct singular or plural forms of the verb, and form negatives to show when something is not good or not available. By the end, you\u2019ll be able to describe real\u2011life conditions\u2014how you feel, how the weather is, and how easy or hard things are\u2014in polite, natural Nepali.<\/span>\r\n
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Learning Objectives<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBy the end of this chapter, you will be able to:\r\n
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  • describe states and conditions using adjective + \u091b (cha<\/em>) \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d (chan<\/em>) and make negatives with \u091b\u0948\u0928 (chaina<\/em>) \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0928\u094d (chainan<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • ask and answer \u201cHow is it?\u201d \/ \u201cWhat is it like?\u201d questions using \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b (kasto<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • use \u2013\u0932\u093e\u0908 (\u2013l\u0101\u012b<\/em>) to express personal feelings and experiences (e.g., \u092e\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u091b\u0964 mal\u0101\u012b \u1e6dh\u012bk cha.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • express common physical states using \u2026 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b (\u2026 l\u0101geko cha<\/em>) (e.g., \u092d\u094b\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b\u0964 bhok l\u0101geko cha.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t
  • choose the correct singular\/plural form (\u091b cha<\/em> vs. \u091b\u0928\u094d chan<\/em>) in state\/condition sentences<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

    Overview<\/span><\/h1>\n

    In this chapter, you\u2019ll learn how Nepali describes states and conditions\u2014how someone or something <\/span>is<\/em> in terms of quality, feeling, or situation. This pattern is essential for talking about weather, health, mood, comfort, difficulty, cleanliness, and many everyday experiences. The focus here is on describing \u201chow it is,\u201d not identifying \u201cwhat it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    You\u2019ll also learn a key structure for expressing feelings: Nepali often frames them as \u201cto me\/you\/him\/her, it is\u2026\u201d rather than \u201cI am\u2026\u201d. For example, the natural way to say \u201cI\u2019m okay\u201d is literally \u201cTo me, it is okay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Through dialogues and practice, you\u2019ll ask and answer \u201cHow is it?\u201d questions, choose the correct singular or plural forms of the verb, and form negatives to show when something is not good or not available. By the end, you\u2019ll be able to describe real\u2011life conditions\u2014how you feel, how the weather is, and how easy or hard things are\u2014in polite, natural Nepali.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
    \n

    By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • describe states and conditions using adjective + \u091b (cha<\/em>) \/ \u091b\u0928\u094d (chan<\/em>) and make negatives with \u091b\u0948\u0928 (chaina<\/em>) \/ \u091b\u0948\u0928\u0928\u094d (chainan<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    • ask and answer \u201cHow is it?\u201d \/ \u201cWhat is it like?\u201d questions using \u0915\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b (kasto<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    • use \u2013\u0932\u093e\u0908 (\u2013l\u0101\u012b<\/em>) to express personal feelings and experiences (e.g., \u092e\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u091b\u0964 mal\u0101\u012b \u1e6dh\u012bk cha.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    • express common physical states using \u2026 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b (\u2026 l\u0101geko cha<\/em>) (e.g., \u092d\u094b\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947\u0915\u094b \u091b\u0964 bhok l\u0101geko cha.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    • choose the correct singular\/plural form (\u091b cha<\/em> vs. \u091b\u0928\u094d chan<\/em>) in state\/condition sentences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-183","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2012,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/183\/revisions\/2012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/nepali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}