-খন for the Flat Thing
The Flat Thing: -খন
-খন works like “the” for a thing counted with -খন: কিতাপখন “the book” and ঘৰখন “the house”.
How It Works
Nouns that are counted with -খন (এখন কিতাপ) use the same ending when they are definite. They include flat things such as books and maps, and large things such as houses and places.
| Noun | With -খন |
|---|---|
| কিতাপ “book” | কিতাপখন “the book” |
| ঘৰ “house” | ঘৰখন “the house” |
| দুৱাৰ “door” | দুৱাৰখন “the door” |
| মেনু “menu” | মেনুখন “the menu” |
Compare এখন কিতাপ “a book” with কিতাপখন “the book”. The number goes in front of the noun, and the ending goes on its back.
When the noun has an owner word, the ending still goes on the noun: তোমাৰ ঘৰখন “your house”.
Use -খন only for a noun that is counted with -খন. A pen takes -টো (কলমটো) and a man takes -জন.
Examples (4)
- এই কিতাপখন গধুৰ।
This book is heavy.
-খন on কিতাপ makes it “the book”, and এই points to it.
- তোমাৰ ঘৰখন কি ৰঙৰ?
What color is your house?
-খন goes on ঘৰ even after the owner word তোমাৰ.
- কিতাপখন ইয়াত আছে।
The book is here.
The book is already known, so it takes -খন.
- দুৱাৰখন খোলা।
The door is open.
-খন is on দুৱাৰ “door”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-খন is the counting word of এখন made definite, so learners need এখন first.
Related Patterns
Practice -খন for the Flat Thing in Bubblegum
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