Tense in the Tharu Language as Spoken in Jhapa District

Abstract

Tense system is one of the important aspects of Grammar in any language. This research focuses on tense system of English and Tharu language in Jhapa District. It attempts to show time reference which is manifested in English and Tharu tense aspect. In this way a comparative study on tense aspects in both these languages show how tense aspects are different. It is due to difference in language. It also tries to find out whether both tense aspects adopt equal division or not. There is similar tense system both in English and Tharu language. Another important aspect is to show how comfortable a Tharu language speaker feels to get used to English tense system; similarly how much familiar an English speaker finds to use Tharu language, especially in-terms of tense system.