আৰু / কিন্তু
And and but
আৰু is “and”, and কিন্তু is “but”: ৰূপজ্যোতি আৰু জোনালী যাব “Rupjyoti and Jonali will go”.
How It Works
Two small words join the pieces of a sentence.
| Word | Meaning | What it joins | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| আৰু | and | two words or two sentences | মই চাহ আৰু পিঠা খাওঁ “I have tea and pitha” |
| কিন্তু | but | two ideas that go against each other | মই যাম, কিন্তু তুমি নাযাবা “I will go, but you will not” |
In ৰূপজ্যোতি আৰু জোনালী যাব “Rupjyoti and Jonali will go”, the verb follows both names.
In the middle of a sentence, a comma usually comes before কিন্তু, and কিন্তু can also start a new sentence. আৰু usually needs no comma. Both words keep their form in every sentence, so nothing changes for the person or the tense.
Examples (4)
- ৰূপজ্যোতি আৰু জোনালী যাব।
Rupjyoti and Jonali will go.
আৰু joins two names.
- মই চাহ আৰু পিঠা খাওঁ।
I have tea and pitha.
আৰু joins two things.
- তাই সাঁতোৰে, কিন্তু নুডুবে।
She swims, but she does not sink.
কিন্তু joins two ideas that contrast.
- মিনুৱে মাছ কিনিব খোজে, কিন্তু ৰাজুৱে আম ভাল পায়।
Minu wants to buy fish, but Raju likes mangoes.
কিন্তু comes after the comma and starts the second idea.
How It Connects
Learn This First
আৰু joins two doers or two ideas inside a sentence, so learners need the word order first.
Related Patterns
- বা / নেOr
বা joins two choices, where আৰু joins two things you have together.
Level 2 - -ওAlso: -ও
-ও adds “too” to one word, where আৰু stands between two words.
Level 2 - তথাপিStill, However: তথাপি
তথাপি is a longer word for “still” or “even so”, and it is used in writing.
Level 4 - যদিও … তথাপিAlthough … Still …
This topic joins two ideas with “although … still”.
Level 5 - বৰংRather: বৰং
বৰং introduces a better choice than the one before it.
Level 5
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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