আমাৰ / তাৰ / তাইৰ / তেওঁৰ
Our, His and Her
আমাৰ is “our”. তাৰ and তাইৰ are “his” and “her”. তেওঁৰ is “his” or “her” with respect.
How It Works
Each owner word comes from a person word and shows who owns the noun after it.
| Person | Owner word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| আমি | আমাৰ | our |
| সি | তাৰ | his |
| তাই | তাইৰ | her |
| তেওঁ | তেওঁৰ | his or her, with respect |
Assamese has one word, তেওঁৰ, for a respected man or woman. Use it for a teacher or a person you do not know well.
Kinship words often change with the owner. After মোৰ the word for “mother” is মা, and after তাৰ, তাইৰ or তেওঁৰ it is usually মাক, as in তাইৰ মাক. A later lesson explains kinship words in full.
Examples (4)
- আমাৰ চেনি নাই।
We have no sugar.
আমাৰ stands before the noun চেনি “sugar”, and নাই means “there is none”.
- তাইৰ মাক বজাৰলৈ যায়।
Her mother goes to the market.
তাইৰ is “her” and the noun is মাক.
- তেওঁৰ ঘৰ ডাঙৰ।
His house is big.
তেওঁৰ is “his” for a man you respect.
- তাৰ কলম আছে।
He has a pen.
তাৰ is “his” for a boy or a man you know well. “His pen is there” is how Assamese says “he has a pen”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
আমাৰ, তাৰ and তেওঁৰ are made from the other pronouns in the same way as মোৰ, so learners need those pronouns and মোৰ first.
- মোৰ / তোমাৰ / আপোনাৰMy and Your
Know মোৰ and তোমাৰ, because আমাৰ and তাৰ are made the same way: আমাৰ চেনি নাই “we have no sugar”.
Level 1 - সি / তাইHe and She
Know সি and তাই, because তাৰ and তাইৰ come from them.
Level 1 - তেওঁ / তেখেতRespectful He or She
Know তেওঁ, because তেওঁৰ comes from it and means “his” or “her” with respect.
Level 1 - মই / আমিI and We
Know মই and আমি, because আমাৰ is আমি with -ৰ: আমাৰ চেনি নাই “we have no sugar”.
Level 1
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