“I need to make an appointment with the dentist.” in Marathi

When to use it

Use it when calling a clinic or telling someone you must see the dentist.

The sentence in English (“I need to make an appointment with the dentist.”)

In “I need to make an appointment with the dentist.” ‘need to’ expresses necessity and ‘an’ precedes the vowel.

I

pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter

need

verbneed · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · followed by "to" + verb

to

particleinfinitive marker before the verb

make

verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions

an

determinerindefinite article, used before a vowel sound

appointment

nounnoun

with

prepositionpreposition

the

determinerdefinite article

dentist

nounnoun

The sentence in Marathi (“मला दंतवैद्याची अपॉइंटमेंट घ्यायची आहे.”)

In “मला दंतवैद्याची अपॉइंटमेंट घ्यायची आहे.” you ‘take’ (घेणे) an appointment rather than make one. ‘अपॉइंटमेंट’ is treated as feminine, so ‘दंतवैद्याची’ and ‘घ्यायची’ agree with it.

मला

pronoun'to me… is to be taken' = I need

दंतवैद्याची

noun'of the dentist', agreeing with appointment

अपॉइंटमेंट

noun'appointment', from English, feminine

घ्यायची

verbgheṇe · form: intentive (-āycī) · 'to take', feminine for appointment

आहे

auxiliary verbasṇe · tense: present · ghyāycī āhe = needs to be taken

What changes from one language to the other (English × Marathi)

English ‘makes’ an appointment, Marathi ‘takes’ one, and ‘with the dentist’ becomes one word.

Example conversation