आल

This is the 10th most frequent Marathi word.


आल

The Marathi word "आल" means "came" in English.


Here 'आला' indicates past tense of 'to come' for a singular masculine subject.

तो कार्यालयात आला.

He came to the office.


In this sentence, 'आला' depicts the occurrence of rain, used in a dependent clause.

पाऊस आला की, जमिनीला गारवा मिळतो.

When the rain comes, the soil gets refreshed.


Here, 'आलं' is a part of indirect speech indicating a quoted imperative form.

तू नुसतं आलं सांगितलंस म्हणून मी जगला नाही.

I didn't survive just because you told to come.