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Conjunctions are used to join two sentences. Conjunctions are called __________ in Nepali.
‘संयोजक’(Sanyojak)
Conjunction: ‘र ' (Ra)

Its English counterpart is _____.

It is used to join two or more words, phrases or clauses.
‘And’
The following flash cards will contain simple sentences in Nepali.
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राम राम्रो छ। राम सोझो छ। (Ram ramro cha. Ram sojho cha.)

Ram is good-natured. Ram is Honest.



Now, lets join this using Ra!
राम राम्रो र सोझो छ। (Ram ramra ra sojho cha)

Ram is good-natured and honest.

So, the two similar sentences is conjoined into one using ‘ra’. Simple right?
मलाई चिया र बिस्कुट खान मन लाग्यो (Malai chiya ra biskut khana man lagyo)
I want to have some biscuits -and- tea.
नेपाल, भारत र चीन देशहरु हुन् (Nepal, Bharat ra chin desh haru hun)
Nepal, India -and- China are countries.
धेरै जस्तो पर्यटकहरु काठमाडौँ र पोखरा जान्छन्। (Dherai jasto paryatak haru Kathmandu ra Pokhara janchan)
Most of the tourists visit Kathmandu -and- Pokhara.
कालो र रातो मेरो सबै भन्दा मन पर्ने रंगहरु हो(Kalo ra Rato mero sabai bhanda manparne rangharu ho)
Black -and- red are my favourite colours.
म र तिमी लामो यात्रा जाउँ है (Ma ra timi lamo yatra jau hai?)
Lets (me -and- you) go on a long trip, okay?

"Lets" doesn't occur in the Nepali, but the English translation would translate "me and you" as "let us" considering the context.
In each case, we can see that ‘ra’ functions as ‘and’ and shows the relation: X and Y.
Can you make more sentences using the following words?

घर (ghar; house) ,बगैचा (bagaicha; garden), हिलो (hilo; mud), राती (rati; night), हरियो (hariyo; green), कालो (kalo; black)
A point to be watched is that there is also an emphasis called ‘ra’, but the good thing is that it can easily be recognized for it only comes in the end of the sentence WHILE the conjunction ’ra’ comes anywhere but the end of the sentence.
SUMMARY

'Ra' is the Nepali Counterpart of 'and'
'Ra' is used to conjoin sentences, words, phrases or clauses
EXERCISES

A. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Malai pach wata kalam ra cha wata kapi dinu na!

2. Samaya ra Chaal kasai lai parkhindeina.

3. Buddhi bhanda bal thulo ra tarbar bhanda kalam thulo.
B. RA OR LAI?

1. Timi __ maile 10 rupee diye. (I gave you 10 rupees)

2. Kotha ma Daraaj __ khaat cha. (There is a cupboard and a bed in my room)
ANSWERS:

A.1. Please give me five pens and five copies!

A.2. Time and Tide wait for none

A.3. Brains are bigger than brawn and the pen is mightier than the sword.
B.1. lai

B.2. ra