भूतकाळ

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूतकाल (bhūtakāla). By surface analysis, भूत (bhūt, past) +‎ काळ (kāḷ, duration).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱut̪.kaɭ̆/
  • Hyphenation: भूत‧काळ
  • Rhymes: -aɭ̆

Noun

भूतकाळ • (bhūtkāḷm

  1. the past
    Antonym: भविष्य (bhaviṣya)
  2. (grammar) past tense

Declension

Declension of भूतकाळ (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
भूतकाळ
bhūtkāḷ
direct
plural
भूतकाळ
bhūtkāḷ
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
भूतकाळ
bhūtkāḷ
भूतकाळ
bhūtkāḷ
oblique
सामान्यरूप
भूतकाळा
bhūtkāḷā
भूतकाळां-
bhūtkāḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
भूतकाळाला
bhūtkāḷālā
भूतकाळांना
bhūtkāḷānnā
ergative भूतकाळाने, भूतकाळानं
bhūtkāḷāne, bhūtkāḷāna
भूतकाळांनी
bhūtkāḷānnī
instrumental भूतकाळाशी
bhūtkāḷāśī
भूतकाळांशी
bhūtkāḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी
भूतकाळात
bhūtkāḷāt
भूतकाळांत
bhūtkāḷāt
vocative
संबोधन
भूतकाळा
bhūtkāḷā
भूतकाळांनो
bhūtkāḷānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of भूतकाळ (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
भूतकाळाचा
bhūtkāḷāċā
भूतकाळाचे
bhūtkāḷāċe
भूतकाळाची
bhūtkāḷācī
भूतकाळाच्या
bhūtkāḷācā
भूतकाळाचे, भूतकाळाचं
bhūtkāḷāċe, bhūtkāḷāċa
भूतकाळाची
bhūtkāḷācī
भूतकाळाच्या
bhūtkāḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
भूतकाळांचा
bhūtkāḷānċā
भूतकाळांचे
bhūtkāḷānċe
भूतकाळांची
bhūtkāḷāñcī
भूतकाळांच्या
bhūtkāḷāncā
भूतकाळांचे, भूतकाळांचं
bhūtkāḷānċe, bhūtkāḷānċa
भूतकाळांची
bhūtkāḷāñcī
भूतकाळांच्या
bhūtkāḷāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भूतकाळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies