gacchati
Pali
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गच्छति (gacchati), see there for more. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (gacchaï).
Verb
gacchati (root gam, first conjugation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "gacchati"
| Active | Middle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Present | ||||
| 1st | gacchāmi | gacchāma | gacche | gacchāmhe |
| 2nd | gacchasi | gacchatha | gacchase | gacchavhe |
| 3rd | gacchati | gacchanti | gacchate | gacchante or gacchare |
| Imperative | ||||
| 1st | gacchāmi | gacchāma | gacche | gacchāmase |
| 2nd | gaccha or gacchāhi | gacchatha | gacchassu | gacchavho |
| 3rd | gacchatu | gacchantu | gacchataṃ | gacchantaṃ |
| Optative | ||||
| 1st | gaccheyyāmi or gaccheyyaṃ or gacche | gaccheyyāma | gaccheyyaṃ | gaccheyyāmhe |
| 2nd | gaccheyyāsi or gacche | gaccheyyātha | gacchetho | gaccheyyavho |
| 3rd | gaccheyya or gacche | gaccheyyuṃ | gacchetha | gaccheraṃ |
- Present active participle: gacchant, which see for forms and usage
- Present middle participle: gacchamāna, which see for forms and usage
- Past participle: gata, which see for forms and usage
- Absolutive: gantvā, which see for usage
Derived terms
- paradāraṃ gacchati (“to commit adultery”)
- adhigacchati (“to attain”)
- paccāgacchati (“to fall back upon”)
- upagacchati (“to approach”)
- vigacchati (“to go away”)
Adjective
gacchati
- masculine/neuter locative singular of gacchant, present participle of the verb above
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gacchati”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead