কিমান
How Much
কিমান is “how much”: এইটোৰ দাম কিমান? “how much does this cost?”.
How It Works
কিমান works like a blank that the answer fills in.
| You want to know | Say | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a price | thing-ৰ দাম কিমান? | গাজৰৰ দাম কিমান? “how much are the carrots?” |
| an amount | কিমান + noun | কিমান চেনি দিয়ে? “how much sugar does he put in?” |
The answer takes the same place as কিমান: দহ টকা “ten rupees”.
The word কিমান does not change for the person you are talking to. The verb does: আপুনি … দিয়ে and তুমি … দিয়া.
To ask how many, use a counting word: কেইটা for most things, কেইখন for things counted with -খন, such as chairs and books, and কেইজন for people. কিমান দিন means “how many days” or “how long”, and it is a common phrase.
Examples (4)
- এইটোৰ দাম কিমান?
How much does this cost?
কিমান stands where the price would be.
- গাজৰৰ দাম কিমান?
How much are the carrots?
The same question for another thing.
- আপুনি চাহত কিমান চেনি দিয়ে?
How much sugar do you put in tea?
কিমান comes before the thing it counts.
- তুমি চাহত কিমান চেনি দিয়া?
How much sugar do you put in tea?
The same question to a friend, with দিয়া.
How It Connects
Learn This First
কিমান “how much” stands in the place of the answer like কি, so কি comes first.
Related Patterns
- কেইটা / কেইজনHow Many
কেইটা and কেইজন ask “how many” for things you can count one by one.
Level 2 - দহ / বিশ / এশTens and Hundreds
These number words are the answers to a price question, such as দহ টকা.
Level 2 - এক কাপ / এগিলাচ / এক কেজিMeasure Words
Measure words give the answer to an amount question, such as এক কেজি আলু.
Level 2
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