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Now that you know the vowels, consonants, and conjuncts, it is time to put them all together. This lesson focuses on how matras (vowel signs) combine with consonants to form syllables, and how syllables combine to form complete words.
| Position | Matra | Sound | Example with न |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inherent | (none) | a | न (na) |
| Right | ा | aa | ना (naa) |
| Left | ि | i | नि (ni) |
| Right | ी | ee | नी (nee) |
| Below | ु | u | नु (nu) |
| Below | ू | oo | नू (noo) |
| Below | ृ | ri | नृ (nri) |
| Above | े | e | ने (ne) |
| Above | ै | ai | नै (nai) |
| Right | ो | o | नो (no) |
| Right | ौ | au | नौ (nau) |
Every Devanagari syllable follows one of these patterns:
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