-বলৈ

In Order to: -বলৈ

Level 3Sounds Like balai

মই পানীখিনি খাবলৈ আহিছোঁ “I came to drink the water”.

How It Works

The ending -বলৈ is not a tense. It is the ending for a purpose, and it does not change with the person.

StemWith -বলৈMeaning
পঢ়পঢ়িবলৈto read, to study
কিনকিনিবলৈto buy
খাখাবলৈto eat, to drink
যাযাবলৈto go

You will see -বলৈ in several places, always before the word it goes with. Before a verb of motion, it gives the reason for going: সি বিদেশলৈ পঢ়িবলৈ গৈছে “he has gone abroad to study”. Before a noun, it tells what the thing is for: পঢ়িবলৈ এখন কিতাপ “a book to read”. Before an adjective like সাজু, it says what someone is ready for: যাবলৈ সাজু “ready to go”. Before ধৰিলে or আৰম্ভ কৰিলে, it says what began: আজি ৰাতিপুৱাই বৰষুণ দিবলৈ ধৰিলে “it started to rain early this morning”.

Examples (5)

  1. মোক ৰাতি পঢ়িবলৈ এখন ভাল কিতাপ লাগে।

    I need a good book to read at night.

    পঢ়িবলৈ says what the book is for.

  2. সি বিদেশলৈ পঢ়িবলৈ গৈছে।

    He has gone abroad to study.

    পঢ়িবলৈ gives the reason for going.

  3. মই পানীখিনি খাবলৈ আহিছোঁ।

    I came to drink the water.

    After খা the ending is just -বলৈ.

  4. আমি চাহ খাবলৈ যাওঁনে?

    Shall we go and have tea?

    খাবলৈ gives the purpose of যাওঁনে.

  5. আমি যাবলৈ সাজু।

    We are ready to leave.

    -বলৈ also goes before সাজু “ready”.

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-বলৈLevel 3In Order to: -বলৈ

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-বলৈ ends in -লৈ and goes on the -িব form of a verb, so learners need -লৈ and the future form first.

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