The Marathi Future Tense: जाईन, जाशील and जाणार आहे
How Marathi expresses the future with dedicated endings and with the 'going to' form, and how to use time words.
Marathi has a true future tense with its own endings, as well as a common "going to" form.
The future endings
Using जाणे (to go), the future forms are:
| Subject | Future |
|---|---|
| मी | जाईन |
| तू | जाशील |
| तो / ती / ते | जाईल |
| आम्ही | जाऊ |
| तुम्ही | जाल |
| ते (they) | जातील |
The endings are the same for men and women in the future tense.
Examples
- मी उद्या पुण्याला जाईन. — I will go to Pune tomorrow.
- तू कधी येशील? — When will you come?
- ती उद्या फोन करेल. — She will call tomorrow.
- आम्ही भेटू. — We will meet.
- ते उद्या येतील. — They will come tomorrow.
More verbs
| Verb | Future (I) | Future (he/she) |
|---|---|---|
| करणे | करीन | करेल |
| येणे | येईन | येईल |
| खाणे | खाईन | खाईल |
The "going to" form
Marathi also uses the verb stem plus -णार आहे:
- मी जाणार आहे. — I am going to go.
- ती येणार आहे. — She is going to come.
This form is very common in conversation for plans.
Future time words
- उद्या — tomorrow
- परवा — the day after tomorrow
- पुढच्या आठवड्यात — next week
- नंतर — later
Tips
- Learn the six endings.
- Use -णार आहे for plans.
- Use the dictionary to check forms.
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