ਜਾਣਾ

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Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-.

    Verb

    ਜਾਣਾ (jāṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling جانا)

    1. to go, to leave
    2. an auxiliary verb
      1. marks the passive voice
        ਚਾਰੇਂ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਗਇਆਂ
        cārẽ kitābā̃ paṛhīā̃ gaiā̃.
        All four books were read
      2. marks the impersonal passive voice
        ਹੁਣ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾੰਦਾ
        huṇ usa tõ likhiā nahī̃ jāndā.
        As of now she is not able to write.
      3. (with intransitive verbs) indicates motion away from
        ਨਿਕਲ਼ ਜਾਣਾ
        nikaḷ jāṇā
        to exit, leave
        ਭੱਜ ਜਾਣਾ
        bhajja jāṇā
        to run away
      4. (with dative subject verbs) indicates a definitive change
        ਨਕਲੀ ਭੂਤ ਵੇਖਕੇ ਨੈਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਡਰ ਗਿਆ
        naklī bhūt vekhke nainā nū̃ ḍar ā giā.
        Having seen the fake ghost, Naina (nevertheless) became afraid.
      5. (with transitive verbs) indicates completion or haste
        ਖਾ ਜਾਣਾ
        khā jāṇā
        to devour, eat up; to attack verbally

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