(To be)
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অউরি (mi auri) I am / I am being | আমি অয়ার (aami ayaar) We are / We are being |
| 2nd Person | তি অর (পুং), তি অউরি (জেলা) (ti ar (pung), ti auri (jelaa)) You are / You are being | তুমি অরাই (tumi araai) You all are / being |
| 3rd Person | তা অর, তেই অইরি (taa ar, tei airi) He/She is / being | তানু অইতারা (taanu aitaaraa) They are / being |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অসু (mi asu) I have been | আমি অসি (aami asi) We have been |
| 2nd Person | তি অসত্ (ti asat) You have been | তুমি অস (tumi as) You all have been |
| 3rd Person | তা অসে, তেই অসে (taa ase, tei ase) He/She has been | তানু অসি (taanu asi) They have been |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অইলু (mi ailu) I was | আমি অইলাং (aami ailaang) We were |
| 2nd Person | তি অইলে (ti aile) You were | তুমি অইলাই (tumi ailaai) You all were |
| 3rd Person | তা অইল, তেই অইলি (taa ail, tei aili) He/She was | তানু অইলা (taanu ailaa) They were |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অসিলু (mi asilu) I had been | আমি অসিলাং (aami asilaang) We had been |
| 2nd Person | তি অসিলে (ti asile) You had been | তুমি অসিলাই (tumi asilaai) You all had been |
| 3rd Person | তা অসিল, তেই অসিলি (taa asil, tei asili) He/She had been | তানু অসিলা (taanu asilaa) They had been |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অইতৌ (অইতউ) (mi aitau (aitau)) I will be | আমি অইতাঙাই (aami aitaangaai) We will be |
| 2nd Person | তি অইতেই (ti aitei) You will be | তুমি অইতারাই (tumi aitaaraai) You all will be |
| 3rd Person | তা অইতৌ, তেই অইতই (taa aitau, tei aitai) He/She will be | তানু অইতাই (taanu aitaai) They will be |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অইং (mi aing) Let me be | আমি অইক (aami aik) Let us be |
| 2nd Person | তি অ (ti a) You be | তুমি অই (tumi ai) You all be |
| 3rd Person | তা অক, তেই অক (taa ak, tei ak) Let him/her be | তানু অকা (taanu akaa) Let them be |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | মি অইং (mi aing) I shall be (Req) | আমি অইক (aami aik) We shall be (Req) |
| 2nd Person | তি অইস (ti ais) You shall be | তুমি অয় (tumi ayo) You all shall be |
| 3rd Person | তা অক, তেই অক (taa ak, tei ak) He/She shall be | তানু অকা (taanu akaa) They shall be |
*** Original Source of the Dhatu: মথুরা সিংহ, (২০২২), বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী ব্যাকরণ, নিখিল বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী সাহিত্য পরিষদ, পৃষ্ঠা: ৮৭-১০৩ [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