Hindi

Suffix

-वाला • ‎(-vālā)

1. denotes agentive verb forms; one who does

   लिखना ‎(likhnā, “to write”) + ‎-वाला ‎(-vālā) → ‎लिखनेवाला ‎(likhnevālā, “one who writes”)

   छींकना ‎(chīṅknā, “to sneeze”) + ‎-वाला ‎(-vālā) → ‎छींकनेवाला ‎(chīṅknevālā, “one who sneezes”)

2. denotes prospective verb forms; just about to

   मैं वाहां जानेवाला था।‎

   ma͠i vāhā̃ jānevālā thā.

   I was just about to go there.

Declension