Scorpions - Still Loving You (Lyric Video)

Present Continuous Tense(शतृप्रत्यय)



Today we would take a look at the Present Continuous Tense(शतृप्रत्यय).

Present Continuous Tense denotes an action that is still going on and usually used to denote two actions that are going at the same time.


शतृप्रत्यय is used only for Parasmaipada roots.

Atmanepada roots take on शानच् प्रत्यय.


Let's take 2 examples:


बलकः धावन् पतति (balakaH dhAvan patati) = The boy falls while running.


धावन् is the शतृप्रत्यय  form.


सः पाठयन् लिखति saH pAThayan likhati = He writes while teaching.


पाटयन् is the शतृप्रत्यय  form.


Let's take the title of the song I have posted.

"Still Loving You", it denotes Present Continuous Tense too but here only one action is denoted and not two.

So the शतृप्रत्यय is not the preferred form here while translating.


"Still Loving You" can be translated as "इदानीमापि त्वयि स्निह्यामि"(idAnImApi tvayi snihyAmi)