When to use it
Use it at a ticket counter when you only need a single, not a return.
The sentence in English (“I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.”)
In “I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” ‘would like’ is polite and ‘one-way’ is a hyphenated adjective.
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- would
- auxiliary verbwill · form: conditional · with "like" it makes a polite request
- like
- verblike · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "would like" means "want", said politely
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- one-way
- adjectivecompound adjective; a ticket only for going, not for coming back
- ticket
- nounnoun
- to
- prepositionpreposition of direction
- Naples
- proper nounproper noun; the English name of Napoli
The sentence in Marathi (“मला नेपल्सचं एकेरी तिकीट हवं आहे.”)
In “मला नेपल्सचं एकेरी तिकीट हवं आहे.” ‘एकेरी’ is a single (one-way) ticket, and ‘-चं’ on ‘नेपल्सचं’ gives ‘to Naples’. ‘मला… हवं आहे’ (to me is wanted) is already polite.
- मला
- pronoun'to me'; malā hava āhe = I want
- नेपल्सचं
- proper noun'Naples' + -cã, 'for Naples'
- एकेरी
- adjective'one-way, single'
- तिकीट
- noun'ticket'
- हवं
- adjective'wanted', agreeing with tikīṭ
- आहे
- auxiliary verbasṇe · tense: present · hava āhe = is wanted, I would like
What changes from one language to the other (English × Marathi)
English politeness comes from ‘would’; Marathi from the ‘to me is wanted’ construction.
Example conversation
— मला नेपल्सचं एकेरी तिकीट हवं आहे.
— I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.
— कोणत्या तारखेचं?
— For which date?