PĀLI PRIMER (PĀLI CĂN BẢN)

Lesson 17 1. The Past Tense Conjugation of verbs with the base ending in -a. Base: paca = to cook

Lesson 18 1. Declension of feminine nouns ending in -ā Vanitā – woman Singular Plural Nom. vanitā vanitā, vanitāyo Voc.

Lesson 19 1. The Past Participle Past participles are mostly formed by adding -ta to the root with or without

Lesson 20 1. Declension of Feminine Nouns ending in -i Bhūmi = earth, ground Singular Plural Nom. bhūmi bhūmī, bhūmiyo

Lesson 21 1. The Present Participle (contd.) This lesson is a continuation of Lesson 11 and should be studied together

Lesson 22 1. The Future Passive Participle The future passive participle or the potential participle as it is sometimes called,

Lesson 23 1. The Causative Causative verbs are formed by adding -e / -aya / -āpe / -āpaya to the

Lesson 24 1. Declension of Feminine Nouns ending in -u Dhenu – cow Singular Plural Nom. dhenu dhenū, dhenuyo Voc.

Lesson 25 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -i Aggi – fire Singular Plural Nom. aggi aggī / aggayo

Lesson 26 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -ī Pakkhī – bird Singular Plural Nom. pakkhī pakkhī / pakkhino

Lesson 27 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -u Garu = Teacher Singular Plural Nom. garu garū, garavo Voc.

Lesson 28 1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -u / -ar Some masculine nouns have two bases ending in

Lesson 29 1. Declension of Neuter nouns ending in -i Aṭṭhi = bone, seed Singular Plural Nom. aṭṭhi aṭṭhī, aṭṭhīni

Lesson 30 1. Declension of Adjectives ending in -vantu and -mantu Attributive adjectives ending in -vantu and -mantu can be

Lesson 31 1. Declension of Personal Pronouns The first personal pronoun: amha Singular Plural Nom. ahaṃ = I mayaṃ, amhe

Lesson 32 1. Declension of Pronouns There are: – Relative pronouns, – demonstrative pronouns and – interrogative pronouns of all

Glossary (English – Pāli) A accompany : bhajati / parivāreti action : kamma address : āmanteti admonish : anusāsati /