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How to say i am saddened — my condolences in Nepali

I am saddened — my condolences

मलाई दुःख लाग्यो

Malāī dukha lāgyo

Pronunciation: muh-lai doo-kha lah-gyo

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मलाई दुःख लाग्यो

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When to use it

Said at funerals or to the bereaved. Dative-subject pattern: '(to me) sadness happened.' Brief, sincere, expected.

Example sentence

धेरै दुःख लाग्यो — परिवारलाई श्रद्धाञ्जली।

I am very saddened — my condolences to the family.

Dherai dukha lāgyo — parivār-lāī shraddhāñjalī.

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