चाहे
Bhojpuri
Etymology
From चाहल (cāhal), literally "or if you want/would like".
Conjunction
चाहे (cāhē) (Kaithi 𑂒𑂰𑂯𑂵)
Hindi
Etymology
From चाहना (cāhnā, “to want”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ɦeː/, [t͡ʃäː.ɦeː]
Verb
चाहे • (cāhe)
- inflection of चाहना (cāhnā):
- masculine plural perfective participle
- masculine plural perfect indicative
- second/third-person singular subjunctive
- third-person singular present/future imperative
Conjunction
चाहे • (cāhe)
- though, even if
- चाहे बर्फ़ पड़ रही हो तुम्हें आना ही होगा।
- cāhe barf paṛ rahī ho tumhẽ ānā hī hogā.
- You will have to come even if it's snowing.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाहे”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press