-জন / -জনী for the Person
The Person: -জন and -জনী
-জন and -জনী work like “the” for a person: মানুহজন “the man”.
How It Works
When you speak about one particular person, add the ending.
| Noun | Definite |
|---|---|
| মানুহ “person” | মানুহজন “the man” |
| ডাক্তৰ “doctor” | ডাক্তৰজন “the doctor” |
| ছোৱালী “girl” | ছোৱালীজনী “the girl” |
| বন্ধু “friend” | বন্ধুজন “the friend” |
The ending -জন is the same word that counts people (এজন). Here it sits on the noun and means “the”.
Keep the two patterns apart. A number with the counting word stands before the noun and counts: এজন মানুহ is “a man”. The ending alone stands after the noun and points at one known person: মানুহজন is “the man”.
The verb does not change for a man or a woman. The ending on the noun shows it.
Examples (4)
- সেই ছোৱালীজনী সৰু।
That girl is small.
-জনী is on ছোৱালী, and সেই means “that”.
- মোৰ ছোৱালীজনী বৰ বুদ্ধিমতী।
My daughter is very intelligent.
-জনী makes ছোৱালী definite.
- সেই মানুহজনৰ নাম ভাস্কৰ।
That man’s name is Bhaskar.
-জন is on মানুহ, and -ৰ follows it.
- ডাক্তৰজন ক’ত আছে?
Where is the doctor?
-জন is on ডাক্তৰ for a man or a person whose sex does not matter.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-জন and -জনী are the counting words of এজন and এজনী made definite, so learners need those first.
Related Patterns
- এজন / দুজনCounting People with -জন
এজন is the counting word with the same ending.
Level 1 - -টো for the ThingThe Thing: -টো
-টো is the ending for things and animals.
Level 1 - -খন for the Flat ThingThe Flat Thing: -খন
-খন is the ending for flat things.
Level 1 - এইজন / সেইজনThis Person and That Person
এইজন and সেইজন use the same ending to point at a person.
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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