V-ता + रहना (Keep doing)

The action keeps going on and on — 'kept reading', 'kept working'

Example

वह पढ़ता रहा

He kept reading

Usage Notes

Combines the habitual participle (V-ता) with रहना. The participle agrees with the subject's gender: पढ़ता रहा (he kept reading), पढ़ती रही (she kept reading).

Can also be used as a command: पढ़ते रहो (keep reading), काम करते रहो (keep working).

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Related — Compound Verbs

V + जाना (Completely done)

Adds a sense of 'completely' or 'gone' — the action is fully finished

V + लेना (Done for self)

The action benefits the doer themselves — 'ate it up (for myself)', 'took it'

V + देना (Done for others)

The action is done for someone else's benefit — 'told (them)', 'gave (away)'

V + पड़ना (Suddenly)

Something happened suddenly or unexpectedly — 'burst out laughing', 'fell asleep'

V + उठना (Burst into)

A sudden burst of action — 'burst into tears', 'suddenly started'

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