# हुनु
## Nepali
### Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi)), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to happen, to become”). Cognate with Gujarati હોવું (hovũ), Hindi होना (honā), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Punjabi ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɦunu]
* Phonetic Devanagari: हुनु

### Verb

हुनु • (hunu)
* to be

#### Usage notes

This verb has two sets of forms. The हो (ho) set is used in sentences that equate two things, like त्यो किताब हो (tyo kitāb ho, “That is a book.”) The छ (cha) set is used in sentences that describe something, or locate where something is, like त्यो ठूलो छ (tyo ṭhūlo cha, “That is big.”)

#### Conjugation

Information :
| Primary stem | Primary stem | Primary stem | हु- [ɦu-] | हु- [ɦu-] |
| Secondary stem | Secondary stem | Secondary stem | हो- [ɦo-] | हो- [ɦo-] |
| Conjugation type | Conjugation type | Conjugation type | 3rd conjugation: vowel-ending stem, irregular. | 3rd conjugation: vowel-ending stem, irregular. |
| Derivatives |||||
| I-stem (Passive) | I-stem (Passive) | I-stem (Passive) | भइनु [bʱʌinu] | भइनु [bʱʌinu] |
| Non-finite forms |||||
| Infinitives | Infinitives | Infinitives | हुनु [ɦunu] हुन [ɦunʌ] | हुनु [ɦunu] हुन [ɦunʌ] |
| Participles | | | Affirmative (+) | Negative (–) |
| Participles | Conjunctive | Conjunctive | भएर [bʱʌeɾʌ] भई [bʱʌi] भईकन [bʱʌikʌnʌ] | नभएर [nʌbʱʌeɾʌ] नभई [nʌbʱʌi] नभईकन [nʌbʱʌikʌnʌ] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | m. sing. | भएको [bʱʌeko] | नभएको [nʌbʱʌeko] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | f. sing. | भएकी [bʱʌeki] | नभएकी [nʌbʱʌeki] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | pl. | भएका [bʱʌekä] | नभएका [nʌbʱʌekä] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | high-resp. | हुनुभएको [ɦunubʱʌeko] | नहुनुभएको [nʌɦunubʱʌeko] |
| Participles | 2nd Perfect | normal | भए [bʱʌe] | नभए [nʌbʱʌe] |
| Participles | 2nd Perfect | high-resp. | हुनुभए [ɦunubʱʌe] | नहुनुभए [nʌɦunubʱʌe] |
| Participles | Imperfect | normal | हुदा [ɦud̪ä] हुदै [ɦud̪ʌi̯] हुदो [ɦud̪o] | नहुदा [nʌɦud̪ä] नहुदै [nʌɦud̪ʌi̯] नहुदो [nʌɦud̪o] |
| Participles | Imperfect | high-resp. | हुनुहुँदा [ɦunuɦũd̪ä] हुनुहुँदै [ɦunuɦũd̪ʌi̯] हुनुहुँदो [ɦunuɦũd̪o] | नहुनुहुँदा [nʌɦunuɦũd̪ä] नहुनुहुँदै [nʌɦunuɦũd̪ʌi̯] नहुनुहुँदो [nʌɦunuɦũd̪o] |
| Participles | Infinitival | normal | हुने [ɦune] | नहुने [nʌɦune] |
| Participles | Infinitival | high-resp. | हुनुहुने [ɦunuɦune] | नहुनुहुने [nʌɦunuɦune] |
| Participles | Absolutive | Absolutive | भइ [bʱʌi] | भइ [bʱʌi] |
Information :
| Primary stem | Primary stem | Primary stem | छ- [t͡sʰʌ-] | छ- [t͡sʰʌ-] |
| Secondary stem | Secondary stem | Secondary stem | ∅ | ∅ |
| Conjugation type | Conjugation type | Conjugation type | 3rd conjugation: vowel-ending stem, irregular. | 3rd conjugation: vowel-ending stem, irregular. |
| Derivatives |||||
| I-stem (Passive) | I-stem (Passive) | I-stem (Passive) | भइनु [bʱʌinu] | भइनु [bʱʌinu] |
| Non-finite forms |||||
| Infinitives | Infinitives | Infinitives | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | | | Affirmative (+) | Negative (–) |
| Participles | Conjunctive | Conjunctive | भएर [bʱʌeɾʌ] भई [bʱʌi] भईकन [bʱʌikʌnʌ] | नभएर [nʌbʱʌeɾʌ] नभई [nʌbʱʌi] नभईकन [nʌbʱʌikʌnʌ] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | m. sing. | भएको [bʱʌeko] | नभएको [nʌbʱʌeko] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | f. sing. | भएकी [bʱʌeki] | नभएकी [nʌbʱʌeki] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | pl. | भएका [bʱʌekä] | नभएका [nʌbʱʌekä] |
| Participles | 1st Perfect | high-resp. | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | 2nd Perfect | normal | भए [bʱʌe] | नभए [nʌbʱʌe] |
| Participles | 2nd Perfect | high-resp. | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | Imperfect | normal | छदा [t͡sʰʌd̪ä] छदै [t͡sʰʌd̪ʌi̯] छदो [t͡sʰʌd̪o] | नछदा [nʌt͡sʰʌd̪ä] नछदै [nʌt͡sʰʌd̪ʌi̯] नछदो [nʌt͡sʰʌd̪o] |
| Participles | Imperfect | high-resp. | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | Infinitival | normal | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | Infinitival | high-resp. | ∅ | ∅ |
| Participles | Absolutive | Absolutive | भइ [bʱʌi] | भइ [bʱʌi] |