-ते ही, -ते-ते, -ते समय — बिना उपवाक्य के समय बताना
I can say 'the moment something happened' without a full clause
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The moment she saw me she laughed.
My eyes got tired from reading.
He very nearly fell.
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| -ते ही | the moment that | पहुँचते ही - the moment he arrived |
| -ते-ते | while, and almost | चलते-चलते - while walking |
| -ते समय / -ते वक़्त | at the time of | खाते समय - while eating |
With a perfective it means 'almost': गिरते-गिरते बचा - he nearly fell. This is idiomatic and worth learning as a unit.
Like the -कर participle, these require the same subject in both halves.
Застосуйте цю граматику у вправах курсу B1
Вправи для практикиDifferent subjects across the two halves, and reading -te-te only as 'while'.
Different subjects across the two halves
Both halves share a subject, as with the Russian gerund.
-te-te read only as 'while'
With a completion verb it means 'almost': girte-girte bacha.
The moment she saw me she laughed.
-te hi for the instant something happened.
My eyes got tired from reading.
-te-te for a drawn-out action.
He very nearly fell.
The idiomatic 'almost' sense.
Практикувати в курсі
Застосуйте цю граматику у вправах курсу B1