Marathi grammar
Marathi present tense verbs
Marathi present tense endings (-तो/-ते/-तोस/-तेस, etc.) agree with both the person and the gender of the subject. Conjugated here for करणे (karṇe, "to do").
I do (masc./fem.)
मी करतो / करते
mī karto / karte
The ending changes with the speaker's gender.
You (informal) do (masc./fem.)
तू करतोस / करतेस
tū kartos / kartes
Second person informal, also gender-marked.
You (formal) do
तुम्ही करता
tumhī kartā
Second person formal/plural.
He does
तो करतो
to karto
Third person masculine.
She does
ती करते
tī karte
Third person feminine.
We do (exclusive)
आम्ही करतो
āmhī karto
First person plural.
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