Gujarati sentence structure
Follow a Gujarati sentence from its subject through the object to the verb; the native examples keep each role visible.
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Simple sentences stack three blocks: હું શાળાએ જાઉં છું (I — to-school — go), તે ગીત ગાય છે (she — song — sings), અમે ગુજરાતી શીખીએ છીએ (we — Gujarati — study). Subject, object, verb — build a hundred of these and Gujarati skeleton is yours.
Animals make perfect practice: છોકરો હસે છે (the boy laughs), કૂતરો ભસે છે (the dog barks), બિલાડી સૂવે છે (the cat sleeps). Short subjects, vivid verbs, zero ambiguity — describe every creature you meet and SOV becomes reflex.
Time flexes the frame: હું કાલે આવીશ (I'll come tomorrow), ગઈકાલે વરસાદ પડ્યો (it rained yesterday). Time words float — front for emphasis, middle for flow — while the verb holds the end. Tense plus time word: past, present, future, mastered.
Identity and questions close the set: આ મારું ઘર છે (this is my house), આ તારું પુસ્તક છે? (is this your book?), બધું બરાબર છે (all is well). Equate with આ/તે, question with rising tone, reassure with બધું બરાબર છે — sentences for every situation.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Gujarati | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| I go to school | હું શાળાએ જાઉં છું | hun shaalaae jaaun chhun |
| She sings a song | તે ગીત ગાય છે | te geet gaay chhe |
| We study Gujarati | અમે ગુજરાતી શીખીએ છીએ | ame gujaraati sheekhie chhie |
| What are you eating? | તમે શું ખાઓ છો? | tame shun khaao chho |
| It is raining (rain falls) | વરસાદ પડે છે | varasaad pade chhe |
| The boy laughs | છોકરો હસે છે | chhokaro hase chhe |
| The dog barks | કૂતરો ભસે છે | kootaro bhase chhe |
| The cat sleeps | બિલાડી સૂવે છે | bilaadi soove chhe |
| I will come tomorrow | હું કાલે આવીશ | hun kaale aaveesh |
| It rained yesterday | ગઈકાલે વરસાદ પડ્યો | gaikaale varasaad padyo |
| This is my house | આ મારું ઘર છે | aa maarun ghar chhe |
| Is this your book? | આ તારું પુસ્તક છે? | aa taarun pustak chhe |
| All is well | બધું બરાબર છે | badhun baraabar chhe |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Gujarati sentence structure. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Gujarati form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- I go to school
- The dog barks
- All is well
Context check. For Gujarati sentence structure, “All is well” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- હું શાળાએ જાઉં છું hun shaalaae jaaun chhun — I go to school
- કૂતરો ભસે છે kootaro bhase chhe — The dog barks
- બધું બરાબર છે badhun baraabar chhe — All is well
Questions learners ask
Subject-Object-Verb: હું પુસ્તક વાંચું છું (I book read). Endings mark roles, so order flexes for emphasis — but verb-last is home.
Tense lives on the verb: વાંચું છું (read-present), વાંચ્યું (read-past), વાંચીશ (will read). Time words — ગઈકાલે, આજે, કાલે — frame it; the verb carries it.
Rise at the end: આ તારું પુસ્તક છે? (is this your book?). Question words — શું, ક્યાં, કોણ — sit where the answer would.