(To be)
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ (mi auri) I am / I am being | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ ā§āĻžāĻ° (aami ayaar) We are / We are being |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ° (āĻĒā§āĻ), āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ (āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž) (ti ar (pung), ti auri (jelaa)) You are / You are being | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ (tumi araai) You all are / being |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ°, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ (taa ar, tei airi) He/She is / being | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž (taanu aitaaraa) They are / being |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸ā§ (mi asu) I have been | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋ (aami asi) We have been |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ (ti asat) You have been | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸ (tumi as) You all have been |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ¸ā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¸ā§ (taa ase, tei ase) He/She has been | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋ (taanu asi) They have been |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§ (mi ailu) I was | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ (aami ailaang) We were |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§ (ti aile) You were | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ (tumi ailaai) You all were |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻāĻ˛, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ (taa ail, tei aili) He/She was | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻž (taanu ailaa) They were |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ (mi asilu) I had been | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ (aami asilaang) We had been |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ (ti asile) You had been | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ (tumi asilaai) You all had been |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋ (taa asil, tei asili) He/She had been | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻž (taanu asilaa) They had been |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§ (āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻ) (mi aitau (aitau)) I will be | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ (aami aitaangaai) We will be |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ (ti aitei) You will be | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ (tumi aitaaraai) You all will be |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻ (taa aitau, tei aitai) He/She will be | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ (taanu aitaai) They will be |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ (mi aing) Let me be | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ (aami aik) Let us be |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ (ti a) You be | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ (tumi ai) You all be |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ (taa ak, tei ak) Let him/her be | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻž (taanu akaa) Let them be |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ (mi aing) I shall be (Req) | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ (aami aik) We shall be (Req) |
| 2nd Person | āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ¸ (ti ais) You shall be | āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ ā§ (tumi ayo) You all shall be |
| 3rd Person | āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ, āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ (taa ak, tei ak) He/She shall be | āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻž (taanu akaa) They shall be |
*** Original Source of the Dhatu: āĻŽāĻĨā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš, (ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§¨), āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŖā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŖ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŖā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇāĻĻ, āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻž: ā§Žā§-ā§§ā§Ļā§Š [Mathura Singha, (2022). Bishnupriya Manipuri Grammar (Pages 87-2013)] Quick Links: Book on the Linguistics and Speech Technology of BPM | About Bishnupriya Manipuri | Book on the BPM Dictionary Project | Dictionary © 2026 Bishnupriya Manipuri Dictionary and Language Science Project