Pukhto tenses

[salam]

I have observed one thing in Pukhto language that there is no difference between the present indefinite tense and present continuous tense. I mean we use both with the same helping or auxiliary verbs.
For example: "I work" and "I am working". Its translation would be "za kaar kom". same translation for both the tenses.
I want your opinion

Thanks

[آريا]

I have observed one thing in Pukhto language that there is no difference between the present indefinite tense and present continuous tense. I mean we use both with the same helping or auxiliary verbs.
For example: "I work" and "I am working". Its translation would be "za kaar kom". same translation for both the tenses.
I want your opinion

Thanks

Yes, kaar kawem (کار کوم) can mean both "I work" and "I am working". But to indicate present continuous aspect you can say زه په کار لګيا يم or زه په کار اخته يم or زه کار کوم لګيا يم which means I'm working.

[طالب]

^Well, literally they mean "I am busy with work", right? لګيا and اخته can both be used to express the adjective "busy".

[salam]

But normally these words are not used.

[آريا]

^Well, literally they mean "I am busy with work", right? لګيا and اخته can both be used to express the adjective "busy".

Yes, both لګيا and اخته literally mean "busy". But they can be used to indicate the continuous aspect too, when they are used together with verbs.

Other examples: باران لګيا دی (it is raining), and باران به لګيا وي (it will be raining).

[یاسمینه]

آريا
Could I replace لګیا with بوخت in your sentences? I mean if this replacement won't change the meaning of the sentences?

[آريا]

آريا
Could I replace لګیا with بوخت in your sentences? I mean if this replacement won't change the meaning of the sentences?

No. I have never heard بوخت being used like that, it's only an adjective.

You can replace لګيا(lagyaa) with اخته(akhta) but لګيا is more commonly used.

[طالب]

I'm not saying you are wrong, آريا, but according to Speaking Afghan Pashto by Randall Olson; "all three adjectives are interchangeable in most contexts".

Is it possible بوخت is used in other dialects than your native one?

[Gul Marjan]

Somebody tells u lets go out, u say za kar kom neshem raatle (i am working i cant come)

Somebody tells you what do you do. Za kar kom pa hospital ke....i work in hospital

So like usually ppl wont say what do you do and u just say i work....