When to use it
Use it when talking about learning family recipes or looking for a cooking class.
The sentence in English: “I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.”
In “I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.” three verbs form a chain, each linked by ‘to’.
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- want
- verbwant · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · followed by "to" + verb
- to
- particleinfinitive marker before the verb
- learn
- verblearn · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after "to"
- to
- particleinfinitive marker before the verb
- cook
- verbcook · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after "to"
- traditional
- adjectiveadjective
- dishes
- nounplural noun; prepared food
The sentence in Punjabi: “ਮੇਰਾ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਪਕਵਾਨ ਬਣਾਉਣੇ ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਹੈ।”
In “ਮੇਰਾ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਪਕਵਾਨ ਬਣਾਉਣੇ ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਹੈ।” the wish is ‘ਮਨ ਹੈ’ (my mind is set), so the sentence never shows the speaker's gender. ‘ਬਣਾਉਣੇ’ (to make) is plural because ‘ਪਕਵਾਨ’ (dishes) is plural.
- ਮੇਰਾ
- pronoun'my', masculine to agree with ਮਨ
- ਰਵਾਇਤੀ
- adjective'traditional'
- ਪਕਵਾਨ
- noun'dishes', plural here
- ਬਣਾਉਣੇ
- verbਬਣਾਉਣਾ · form: infinitive, plural · 'to make'; plural to match the dishes
- ਸਿੱਖਣ
- verbਸਿੱਖਣਾ · form: oblique infinitive · 'learning'; oblique before ਦਾ
- ਦਾ
- preposition'of'; ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਮਨ = a wish to learn
- ਮਨ
- noun'mind'; ਮਨ ਹੈ = I feel like
- ਹੈ
- auxiliary verbਹੋਣਾ · tense: present · number: singular · ਹੈ completes the wish, literally 'is'
What changes from one language to the other: English × Punjabi
English chains verbs forwards with ‘to’; Punjabi stacks them in reverse, dishes first.
Example conversation
— ਮੇਰਾ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਪਕਵਾਨ ਬਣਾਉਣੇ ਸਿੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਹੈ।
— I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.
— ਮੇਰੀ ਦਾਦੀ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਰ੍ਹੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ ਸਿਖਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ।
— My grandmother can teach you sarson da saag.