देख्नु

See also: दुख्नु, देखने, दिखाना, देखना, and दिखना

Nepali

Nepali verb set
देख्नु (dekhnu)
देखिनु (dekhinu)
देखाउनु (dekhāunu)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)der.

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.

Sanskrit ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate)

Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)influ.?

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)

Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï)

Nepali देख्नु (dekhnu)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ek̞ʰnu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देख्नु

Verb

देख्नु • (dekhnu)

1. to see, to observe

Conjugation

Conjugation of देख्नु [d̪ek̞ʰnu]

Information
Stem			देख्- [d̪ek̞ʰ-]
Conjugation type			1st conjugation: consonant-ending stem, regular.
Derivatives
I-stem (Passive)			देखिनु [d̪ek̞ʰinu]
A-stem (Causative/Denominative)			देखाउनु [d̪ek̞ʰäu̯nu]
Non-finite forms
Infinitives			देख्नु [d̪ek̞ʰnu] देख्न‍ [d̪ek̞ʰnʌ]
Participles			Affirmative (+)	Negative (–)
	Conjunctive		देखेर [d̪ek̞ʰeɾʌ] देखी [d̪ek̞ʰi] देखीकन‍ [d̪ek̞ʰikʌnʌ]	नदेखेर‍ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰeɾʌ] नदेखी [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰi] नदेखीकन‍ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰikʌnʌ]
	1st Perfect	m. sing.	देखेको [d̪ek̞ʰeko]	नदेखेको [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰeko]
		f. sing.	देखेकी [d̪ek̞ʰeki]	नदेखेकी [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰeki]
		pl.	देखेका [d̪ek̞ʰekä]	नदेखेका [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰekä]
		high-resp.	देख्नुभएको [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌeko]	नदेख्नुभएको [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌeko]
	2nd Perfect	normal	देखे [d̪ek̞ʰe]	नदेखे [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰe]
		high-resp.	देख्नुभए [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌe]	नदेख्नुभए [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌe]
	Imperfect	normal	देख्दा [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ä] देख्दै [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯] देख्दो [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪o]	नदेख्दा [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ä] नदेख्दै [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯] नदेख्दो [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪o]
		high-resp.	देख्नुहुँदा [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ä] देख्नुहुँदै [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ʌi̯] देख्नुहुँदो [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪o]	नदेख्नुहुँदा [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ä] नदेख्नुहुँदै [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ʌi̯] नदेख्नुहुँदो [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪o]
	Infinitival	normal	देख्ने [d̪ek̞ʰne]	नदेख्ने [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰne]
		high-resp.	देख्नुहुने [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦune]	नदेख्नुहुने [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦune]
	Absolutive		देखि [d̪ek̞ʰi]

Finite forms of देख्नु [d̪ek̞ʰnu]
Person			1st				2nd				3rd				2nd & 3rd
Pronoun			म SING.		हामी PL.		तँ LOW-RESP. SING.		तिमी MID-RESP.		ऊ LOW-RESP. SING.		उनी MID-RESP.		तपाईं / ऊहाँ HIGH-RESP.
			m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f
Present		+	देख्छु [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰu]		देख्छौं [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		देख्छस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰʌs]	देख्छेस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰes]	देख्छौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰʌu̯]	देख्छ्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰeu̯]	देख्छ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰʌʌ]	देख्छे [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰe]	देख्छन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰʌn]	देख्छिन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t͡sʰin]	देख्नुहुन्छ [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦunt͡sʰʌ]
		–	देख्दिनँ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌ̃]		देख्दैनौं [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		देख्दैनस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌs]	देख्दिनेस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ines]	देख्दैनौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌu̯]	देख्दिनौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌu̯]	देख्दैन [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌ]	देख्दिने [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ine]	देख्दैनन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌn]	देख्दिनन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌn]	देख्नुहुँदैन [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌ]
Past	Simple	+	देखें [d̪ek̞ʰẽ]		देख्यौं [d̪ek̞ʰẽũ̯]		देखिस् [d̪ek̞ʰis]		देख्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰeu̯]		देख्यो [d̪ek̞ʰjo]	देखी [d̪ek̞ʰi]	देखे [d̪ek̞ʰe]	देखिन् [d̪ek̞ʰin]	देख्नुभयो [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌjo]
		–	देखिनँ [d̪ek̞ʰinʌ̃]		देखेनौं [d̪ek̞ʰenʌ̃ũ̯]		देखेनस् [d̪ek̞ʰenʌs]	देखिनेस् [d̪ek̞ʰines]	देखेनौ [d̪ek̞ʰenʌu̯]		देखेन [d̪ek̞ʰenʌ]	देखिने [d̪ek̞ʰine]	देखेनन् [d̪ek̞ʰenʌn]	देखिनन् [d̪ek̞ʰinʌn]	देख्नुभएन [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌenʌ]
	Habitual	+	देख्थें [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰẽ]		देख्थ्यौं [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰẽũ̯]		देख्थिस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰis]		देख्थ्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰeu̯]		देख्थ्यो [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰjo]	देख्थी [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰi]	देख्थे [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰe]	देख्थिन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚t̪ʰin]	देख्नुहुन्थ्यो [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦun̪t̪ʰjo]
		–	देख्दिनथें [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌt̪ʰẽ]		देख्दैनथ्यौं [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰẽũ̯]		देख्दैनथिस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰis]	देख्दिनथिस् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌt̪ʰis]	देख्दैनथ्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰeu̯]	देख्दिनथ्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌt̪ʰeu̯]	देख्दैनथ्यो [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]	देख्दैनथी [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰi]	देख्दैनथे [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰe]	देख्दिनथिन् [d̪ek̞ʰ̚d̪inʌt̪ʰin]	देख्नुहुँदैनथ्यो [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦũd̪ʌi̯nʌt̪ʰjo]
	Unknown	+	देखेछु [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰu]	देखिछु [d̪ek̞ʰit͡sʰu]	देखेछौं [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		देखेछस् [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰʌs]	देखिछेस् [d̪ek̞ʰit͡sʰes]	देखेछौ [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰʌu̯]		देखेछ [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰʌ]	देखिछे [d̪ek̞ʰit͡sʰe]	देखेछन् [d̪ek̞ʰet͡sʰʌn]	देखिछिन् [d̪ek̞ʰit͡sʰin]	देख्नुभएछ [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌet͡sʰʌ]
		–	देखेनछु [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰu]	देखिनछु [d̪ek̞ʰinʌt͡sʰu]	देखेनछौं [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		देखेनछस् [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰʌs]	देखिनछेस् [d̪ek̞ʰinʌt͡sʰes]	देखेनछौ [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰʌu̯]		देखेनछ [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰʌ]	देखिनछे [d̪ek̞ʰinʌt͡sʰe]	देखेनछन् [d̪ek̞ʰenʌt͡sʰʌn]	देखिनछिन् [d̪ek̞ʰinʌt͡sʰin]	देख्नुभएनछ [d̪ek̞ʰnu ͜ bʱʌenʌt͡sʰʌ]
Future	Definite	+	देख्नेछु [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰu]		देख्नेछौं [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌ̃ũ̯]		देख्नेछस् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌs]	देख्नेछेस् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰes]	देख्नेछौ [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌu̯]	देख्नेछ्यौ [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰeu̯]	देख्नेछ [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌ]	देख्नेछे [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰe]	देख्नेछन् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌn]	देख्नेछिन् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰin]	देख्नुहुनेछ [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦunet͡sʰʌ]
		–	देख्नेछैनँ [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃]		देख्नेछैनौं [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		देख्नेछैनस् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌs]	देख्नेछैनेस् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nes]	देख्नेछैनौ [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌu̯]		देख्नेछैन [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]		देख्नेछैनन् [d̪ek̞ʰnet͡sʰʌi̯nʌn]		देख्नुहुनेछैन [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦunet͡sʰʌi̯nʌ]
	Indefinite	+	देखुँला [d̪ek̞ʰũlä]	देखुँली [d̪ek̞ʰũli]	देखौंला [d̪ek̞ʰʌ̃ũ̯lä]		देख्लास् [d̪ek̞ʰläs]	देख्लिस् [d̪ek̞ʰlis]	देखौला, देख्लाउ [d̪ek̞ʰʌu̯lä, d̪ek̞ʰläu̯]	देखौली, देख्लेउ [d̪ek̞ʰʌu̯li, d̪ek̞ʰleu̯]	देख्ला [d̪ek̞ʰlä]	देख्ली [d̪ek̞ʰli]	देख्लान्, देख्नन् [d̪ek̞ʰlän, d̪ek̞ʰnʌn]	देख्लिन्, देख्निन् [d̪ek̞ʰlin, d̪ek̞ʰnin]	देख्नुहोला [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦolä]
		–	देखोइनँ [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌ̃]		देखोइनौं [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌ̃ũ̯]		देखोइनस् [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌs]		देखोइनौ [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌu̯]		देखोइन [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌ]		देखोइनन् [d̪ek̞ʰoi̯nʌn]		देख्नुहोओइन [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦooi̯nʌ]
			नदेखुँला [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰũlä]	नदेखुँली [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰũli]	नदेखौंला [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌ̃ũ̯lä]		नदेख्लास् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰläs]	नदेख्लिस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰlis]	नदेखौला, नदेख्लाउ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌu̯lä, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰläu̯]	नदेखौली, नदेख्लेउ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌu̯li, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰleu̯]	नदेख्ला [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰlä]	नदेख्ली [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰli]	नदेख्लान्, नदेख्नन् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰlän, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnʌn]	नदेख्लिन्, नदेख्निन् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰlin, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnin]	नदेख्नुहोला [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦolä]
Injunctive		+	देखूँ [d̪ek̞ʰũ]		देखौं, देखूँ [d̪ek̞ʰʌ̃ũ̯, d̪ek̞ʰũ]		देख्, देखेस्, देखे [d̪ek̞ʰ, d̪ek̞ʰes, d̪ek̞ʰe]		देख, देखे [d̪ek̞ʰʌ, d̪ek̞ʰe]		देखोस् [d̪ek̞ʰos]		देखून् [d̪ek̞ʰun]		देख्नुहोओस् [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦoos]
		–	नदेखूँ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰũ]		नदेखौं, नदेखूँ [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌ̃ũ̯, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰũ]		नदेख्, नदेखेस्, नदेखे [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰ, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰes, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰe]		नदेख, नदेखे [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌ, nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰe]		नदेखोस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰos]		नदेखून् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰun]		नदेख्नुहोओस् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰnuɦoos]
Imperative		+	—		—		देख् [d̪ek̞ʰ]		देख [d̪ek̞ʰʌ]		—		—		देख्नुहोस्, देख्नोस् [d̪ek̞ʰnuɦos, d̪ek̞ʰnos]
		–	—		—		नदेख् [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰ]		नदेख [nʌ ͜ d̪ek̞ʰʌ]		—		—		नदेख्नुहोस्, नदेख्नोस् [nʌd̪ek̞ʰnuɦos, nʌd̪ek̞ʰnos]