আজি / এতিয়া
Today and Now
আজি is “today” and এতিয়া is “now”: আজি সোমবাৰ “today is Monday”.
How It Works
আজি and এতিয়া tell when something is true. They need no ending, but they can take one, as in আজিৰ বতৰ “today’s weather”.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| আজি | today | আজি বৰ গৰম। “It is very hot today.” |
| এতিয়া | now | এতিয়া মই ঘৰত আছোঁ। “I am at home now.” |
The sentence আজি সোমবাৰ has no verb. In the present, a sentence that says what something is often needs no word for “is”.
The word কালি “yesterday” comes at Level 3.
Answer the question কেতিয়া? “when?” with either word: আজি। “Today.” or এতিয়া। “Now.”
এতিয়া can also close the sentence, as in সকলো ক’ত আছে এতিয়া? “where is everybody now?”.
Examples (4)
- আজি সোমবাৰ।
Today is Monday.
আজি stands first, and the sentence needs no verb.
- আজি বৰ গৰম।
It is very hot today.
আজি tells when the heat is true.
- এতিয়া মই ঘৰত আছোঁ।
I am at home now.
এতিয়া begins the sentence.
- তুমি এতিয়া ক’ত আছা?
Where are you now?
এতিয়া stands before the place question ক’ত.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- কেতিয়াWhen
কেতিয়া asks “when” where আজি and এতিয়া answer.
Level 1 - কালিYesterday and Tomorrow
কালি “yesterday” is another day word.
Level 3 - Sentences Without a Verb
That row explains why a sentence like আজি সোমবাৰ needs no verb.
Level 1 - কেতিয়াও / এতিয়াওEver, Never and Still
এতিয়াও means “still”, built from এতিয়া.
Level 3
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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