Telling the Time
তাই সাত বজাত উঠে “she gets up at seven”.
How It Works
The word বজা names the hour on the clock, and a number always comes before it. The question uses the verb বাজ- “to strike”, so it changes to বাজিছে.
| Say | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| an hour | number + বজা | সাত বজা seven o'clock |
| at an hour | number + বজাত | ৯ বজাত at nine |
| ask the time | কিমান বাজিছে? | What time is it? |
| ask when | কিমান বজাত? | At what time? |
From this level the hour can be written with digits, as in ৯ বজাত. Small counts of things are still written as words.
Examples (4)
- তাই সাত বজাত উঠে।
She gets up at seven.
সাত বজাত means “at seven”.
- ভাত কিমান বজাত খায়?
What time is dinner?
কিমান বজাত asks for the time.
- এতিয়া কেইটা বাজিছে?
What time is it now?
বাজিছে asks what the clock shows.
- বাছখন ৯ বজাত ওলাব।
The bus will leave at nine.
The hour can be a digit.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The hour is a number followed by বজা and takes -ত, so learners need the numbers and -ত first.
Related Patterns
- Years, Times and Numbers in Digits
That row teaches digits for years, clock times and numbers.
Level 3 - কিমানHow Much
কিমান is the “how much?” word used in the question.
Level 2 - আজি / এতিয়াToday and Now
এতিয়া means “now” in the question.
Level 1 - সোমবাৰ / শুকুৰবাৰDays of the Week
The days of the week name the day, and বজা names the hour.
Level 2
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