এজনী / দুজনী
Counting Women and Girls with -জনী
Number plus -জনী counts women and girls: তাই এজনী সাংবাদিক “she is a journalist”.
How It Works
-জনী is the classifier for female people. It goes with a number, and the person word follows.
| Number | With -জনী | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | এজনী | এজনী ছাত্ৰী “a girl student” |
| 2 | দুজনী | দুজনী ছোৱালী “two girls” |
The verb does not change for a woman or a man. The familiar pronoun (সি or তাই), the classifier and some nouns, such as ছাত্ৰ and ছাত্ৰী, show the difference.
-জনী also counts a female animal, as in এজনী কুকুৰ “a female dog”. Use এটা for objects and এজন for men.
Bigger numbers follow the same plan: তিনিজনী ছোৱালী “three girls”.
The question word is কেইজনী “how many women”.
Examples (4)
- তাই এজনী সাংবাদিক।
She is a journalist.
এজনী is used because the journalist is a woman.
- তাই এজনী মেধাৱী ছাত্ৰী।
She is a bright student.
মেধাৱী “bright” stands between এজনী and the person word.
- আমাৰ দুজনী ছোৱালী আছে।
We have two daughters.
দুজনী counts the girls.
- তেওঁৰ দুজনী জীয়েক আছে।
She has two daughters.
দুজনী goes with জীয়েক “daughter”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-জনী is the counting word for a woman or a girl, so learners need -জন first.
Related Patterns
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