gaṇhāti

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti, “to seize”).

Verb

gaṇhāti (root gah, fifth conjugation)

  1. to take
  2. to obtain
  3. to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation of "gaṇhāti"
ActiveMiddle
SingularPluralSingularPlural
Present
1stgaṇhāmigaṇhāmagaṇhegaṇhāmhe
2ndgaṇhāsi or gaṇhasigaṇhātha or gaṇhathagaṇhasegaṇhavhe
3rdgaṇhāti or gaṇhatigaṇhantigaṇhategaṇhante or gaṇhare
Imperative
1stgaṇhāmigaṇhāmagaṇhegaṇhāmase
2ndgaṇhā or gaṇhāhi or gaṇhagaṇhātha or gaṇhathagaṇhassugaṇhavho
3rdgaṇhātu or gaṇhatugaṇhantugaṇhataṃgaṇhantaṃ
Optative
1stgaṇheyyāmi or gaṇheyyaṃ or gaṇhegaṇheyyāma
2ndgaṇheyyāsi or gaṇhegaṇheyyātha
3rdgaṇheyya or gaṇhegaṇheyyuṃ
Aorist
1stgaṇhiṃ or aggahesiṃ or aggahiṃgaṇhimha or aggahimha
2ndgaṇhi or aggahesi or aggahigaṇhittha or aggahittha
3rdgaṇhi or aggahesi or aggahigaṇhiṃsu or aggahesuṃ or aggahiṃsu
  • Present active participle: gaṇhant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: gaṇhamāna, which see for forms and usage
  • Past passive participle: gahita, gahīta, which see for forms and usage
  • Gerundive: gahetabba, which see for forms and usage

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
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