মই / আমি
I and We
মই চাহ খাওঁ “I drink tea” and আমি ভিতৰত আছোঁ “we are inside” use the same ending, ওঁ.
How It Works
The two words are alike in their verbs. Only the pronoun tells you how many people are acting.
| Word | Meaning | Verb ending | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| মই | I | -ওঁ | মই কাম কৰোঁ “I work” |
| আমি | we | -ওঁ | আমি ভাত খাওঁ “we eat rice” |
After the nasal consonants ঙ, ঞ, ণ, ন and ম the ending loses its mark: মই জানো “I know”.
If you know Bengali, take care. Bengali আমি means “I”, but Assamese আমি means “we”. For one person, say মই.
Assamese often leaves a pronoun out when the context is clear. The ending -ওঁ still shows that the speaker is one of the people acting, but it is the same for “I” and “we”, so the context tells you which.
Examples (5)
- মই চাহ খাওঁ।
I drink tea.
মই goes with the verb ending ওঁ.
- আমি ভিতৰত আছোঁ।
We are inside.
আমি takes the same ending.
- মই কাম কৰোঁ।
I work.
The ending ওঁ follows ৰ in কৰোঁ.
- আমি ভাত খাওঁ।
We eat rice.
Only the pronoun shows that there are several of us.
- মই ঘৰত আছোঁ।
I am at home.
মই sits first, the verb sits last.
Common Mistakes
Using আমি for one person, as in Bengali.
আমি ঘৰত আছোঁ।মই ঘৰত আছোঁ।The first sentence means “We are at home”. For “I”, say মই.
How It Connects
Learn This First
মই is the doer that stands first in the sentence, so the word order comes first.
Related Patterns
- তুমি / আপুনিTwo Ways to Say You
These are the two words for “you”.
Level 1 - কৰোঁ / কৰা / কৰেSimple Present Verb Endings
That row lists the verb endings for every person.
Level 1 - মোৰ / তোমাৰ / আপোনাৰMy and Your
That row gives “my” and “your”.
Level 1 - আমাৰ / তাৰ / তাইৰ / তেওঁৰOur, His and Her
আমাৰ means “our”.
Level 1 - ঁThe Nasal Mark ঁ
The ending ওঁ carries the nasal mark.
Foundations
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Patterns that build on this one.
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