Punjabi

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Etymology

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Compare Saraiki تَیں (taiṉ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɛ̃ː/
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Pronoun

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تَیں (taiṉ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੈਂ) (dialectal)

  1. ergative form of تُوں (tūṉ, you, thou); by thee
    تَیں ویکھیا اے؟
    Have you seen it?
  2. oblique form of تُوں (tūṉ, you, thou); thee (in conjunction with prepositions)
    Alternative form: تَے- (tai-)
    تَیں تے کِیتا
    taiṉ te kītā
    [He] did it on you

Usage notes

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Used with perfective-aspect transitive verbs. Compare Urdu تُم نے (tum ne). Not used in some dialects.

Derived terms

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See also

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Punjabi personal pronouns
Person Direct case Ergative Dative Accusative
1st person singular ਮੈਂ (maĩ)میں ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū̃)مینوں ਮੈਥੋਂ (maithõ)میتھوں
plural ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃)اسیں ਅਸਾਂ (asā̃)اساں ਸਾਨੂੰ (sānū̃)سانوں ਸਾਥੋਂ (sāthõ)ساتھوں
2nd person informal / singular ਤੂੰ (tū̃)توں ਤੈਂ (taĩ)تیں ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃)تینوں ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ)تیتھوں
polite / plural ਤੁਸੀਂ (tusī̃)تسیں ਤੁਸਾਂ (tusā̃)تساں ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ (tuhānū̃)تہانوں ਤੁਹਾਥੋਂ (tuhāthõ)تہاتھوں
3rd person proximal singular ਇਹ (eh)ایہہ ਇਸ (is), ਏਸ (es)ایس
plural ਇਹਨਾਂ (ehnā̃)ایہناں
distal singular ਉਹ (oh)اوہ ਉਸ (us) , ਓਸ (os)اوس
plural ਉਹਨਾਂ (ohnā̃)اوہناں


Saraiki

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Etymology

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Compare Punjabi تَیں (taiṉ).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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تَیں (taiṉ)

  1. ergative form of تُوں (tūṉ, you, thou)
    تَیں ݙِٹھا اے؟
    Did you see it?

Usage notes

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Used with perfective-aspect transitive verbs. Compare Urduتُم نے (tum ne).