একো / কোনো
Nothing and Any
একো goes with a negative verb: একো নক’ব! “do not say anything!”. কোনো goes before a noun or stands alone: ইয়াত কোনো সোণ নাই “there isn’t any gold here”.
How It Works
একো is “anything” or “nothing”. It stands where the thing would stand, and the verb is negative: একো নক’ব! “do not say anything!”, মই একো নাজানো “I do not know anything”, নতুন একো নাই “there is nothing new”.
কোনো is “any” or “no”. It stands before a noun: ইয়াত কোনো সোণ নাই “there isn’t any gold here”. Alone, it can mean “nobody”: ইয়াত আন কোনো নাই “there is nobody else here”. In a question কোনো can also sit with a positive verb: তোমাৰ লগত কোনো কলম আছেনে? “do you have any pen with you?”.
| Word | With a negative verb |
|---|---|
| একো | nothing, not anything |
| কোনো + noun | no such thing, not any |
| কোনো alone | nobody |
The positive partners are কিবা “something” and কোনোবা “someone”.
Examples (5)
- একো নক’ব!
Do not say anything!
একো goes with the negative নক’ব “do not say”.
- মই সঁচাকৈয়ে একো নাজানো!
I really do not know anything!
একো নাজানো together mean “know nothing”.
- নতুন একো নাই।
There is nothing new.
একো নাই means “there is nothing”.
- ইয়াত কোনো সোণ নাই।
There isn’t any gold here.
কোনো stands before the noun সোণ “gold”.
- ইয়াত আন কোনো নাই।
There is nobody else here.
কোনো alone with নাই means “nobody”.
Common Mistakes
Using একো with a verb that is not negative.
মই একো জানো।মই একো নাজানো।In a plain statement একো needs a negative verb, so “I know nothing” is একো নাজানো.
How It Connects
Learn This First
একো and কোনো are the partners of কিবা and কোনোবা that go with a negative verb, so learners need both first.
Related Patterns
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