কেইটা / কেইজন
How Many
কেইটা is “how many” things and কেইজন is “how many” people: তোমাৰ কেইটা আছে? “how many do you have?”.
How It Works
A counting word, also called a classifier, goes with a number. Instead of a number, কেই- asks for one.
| Counts | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| things, animals | কেইটা | তিনিটা |
| people | কেইজন | তিনিজন |
| women | কেইজনী | তিনিজনী |
| flat and large things | কেইখন | তিনিখন |
The noun can come before or after the question word. তোমাৰ বেগত কেইখন কিতাপ আছে? asks “how many books do you have in your bag?”. In তোমাৰ কেইটা আছে? the thing is clear from the talk, so the noun is left out.
For an amount you cannot count, such as sugar, use কিমান.
The answer takes the place of the question word: এই স্কুলখনত দহজন শিক্ষক আছে “there are ten teachers in this school”.
Examples (4)
- তোমাৰ কেইটা আছে?
How many do you have?
কেইটা asks about things you can count.
- এই স্কুলখনত কেইজন শিক্ষক আছে?
How many teachers are in this school?
কেইজন asks about people.
- তোমাৰ বেগত কেইখন কিতাপ আছে?
How many books do you have in your bag?
কেইখন goes with books, a flat thing.
- তাইৰ বায়েক-ভনীয়েক কেইজনী?
How many sisters does she have?
বায়েক-ভনীয়েক means “elder and younger sisters”, and কেইজনী asks about women.
How It Connects
Learn This First
কেইটা and কেইজন ask “how many” and end like the counting words -টা and -জন, so learners need কিমান and those two first.
Related Patterns
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