संवद.सि Samvadasi
Conversational Sanskrit

Speak Sanskrit by changing just the ending.

गच्छामि

अहं गच्छामि“I go”ahaṃ gacchāmi

Use the bar at the bottom. Who, how many, man or woman, and when. Watch the end of the word.

01 — the trick

The stem stays. The ending moves.

Drag through all nine people. गच्छ never changes. Only the last syllable does.

गच्छामि

अहम् — “I go”
Iweyouyou allhethey
02 — the twist

Sanskrit counts backwards.

प्रथम means “first”, and it is he / she. Flip the order.

1I, we1st person
2you2nd person
3he, she3rd person
03 — the manners

Respectful “you” takes the he/she ending.

त्वं गच्छसि

“You go.” Ending for you.
04 — he or she?

Only the spoken past cares.

Most verbs ignore gender. The everyday past (-तवान् / -तवती) follows it, even when you talk about yourself.

सः गच्छतिHe goes.
present: no change
सः गतवान्He went.
spoken past: changes
अहं गतवान्I went (a man).
even for “I”
अहम्“I”
When