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Pronunciation / Transliteration: main hun
"मैं बहुत खुश हूँ।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used by a speaker to indicate their own identity, name, occupation, or physical and emotional state.
"I am very happy to meet you today." - 2
Used with a present participle to form the continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action.
"I am learning how to speak French."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines the first-person singular nominative pronoun 'I' (derived from Proto-Germanic *ekan, Old English 'ic') with 'am', the first-person singular present tense of the verb 'to be' (from Proto-Germanic *immi, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁es-). Used together since the earliest recorded stages of the English language to declare identity, state, or existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "I am" is said worldwide
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je suis
Transliteration: zhɥi
"Je suis très heureux de vous rencontrer."
ich bin
Transliteration: ɪç bɪn
"Ich bin sehr glücklich, dich zu treffen."
io sono
Transliteration: ˈiː.o ˈsɔː.no
"Io sono molto felice di incontrarti."
yo soy
Transliteration: ʝo soy
"Yo soy muy feliz de conocerte."
eu sou
Transliteration: ew soʊ
"Eu sou muito feliz por te conhecer."
मैं हूँ
Transliteration: main hun
"मैं बहुत खुश हूँ।"
我是
Transliteration: wǒ shì
"我是一名学生。"
나는 ~이다
Transliteration: naneun ~ida
"나는 학생입니다."
私は〜です
Transliteration: watashi wa desu
"私は学生です。"
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