এনেকুৱা / তেনেকুৱা
This Kind and That Kind
তেনেকুৱা কথা means “such a thing”, and তাই তেনেকুৱাই means “she is like that”.
How It Works
These words come from এই “this” and সেই “that”.
| Word | Means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| এনেকুৱা | this kind of, like this | এনেকুৱা কথা “this kind of talk” |
| তেনেকুৱা | that kind of, like that | তেনেকুৱা কথা “that kind of talk” |
They never change for number or person. The same word fits a man, a woman, a thing or a thought. Speakers often use the two for the same thing: তুমি এনেকুৱা কাম কেনেকৈ কৰিলা? and তুমি তেনেকুৱা কাম কেনেকৈ কৰিলা? both mean “how could you do such a thing?”. The verb takes the usual ending for the person you speak to: কৰিলা for তুমি, কৰিলে for আপুনি.
At the end of a sentence, a small -ই can stress the word: তাই তেনেকুৱাই “she is just like that”.
Examples (5)
- সি সদায় এনেকুৱা কৰে।
He always does this.
এনেকুৱা stands for “this kind of thing”.
- তুমি এনেকুৱা কাম কেনেকৈ কৰিলা?
How could you do such a thing?
এনেকুৱা stands before কাম “deed”, with তুমি.
- মৃদুল তেনেকুৱা নহয়।
Mridul is not like that.
তেনেকুৱা stands alone to say how Mridul is; নহয় is “are not”.
- এনেকুৱা কেনেকৈ হ’ব পাৰে?
How can this happen?
এনেকুৱা alone stands for “a thing like this”.
- তাই তেনেকুৱাই।
She is like that.
তেনেকুৱা describes a person; -ই adds stress.
How It Connects
Learn This First
এনেকুৱা and তেনেকুৱা are made from এই and সেই, so learners need those two first.
Related Patterns
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