মাক-দেউতাক / ল’ৰা-ছোৱালী
Pairs of Words
মাক-দেউতাক means “parents” and ল’ৰা-ছোৱালী means “boys and girls” or “children”.
How It Works
A pair names two people or things as one group.
| Pair | Means |
|---|---|
| মাক-দেউতাক | mother and father, parents |
| ল’ৰা-ছোৱালী | boys and girls, children |
| ভায়েক-ককায়েক | younger and older brothers |
| বায়েক-ভনীয়েক | older and younger sisters |
The pair counts as one noun, so the doer ending comes at the end: ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীয়ে.
For parents, the kinship ending follows the person you speak about. It is unmarked for “my”: মোৰ মা-দেউতা. It is -ৰা for someone you call তুমি: তোমাৰ মাৰা-দেউতাৰা. It is -ক for আপুনি and for “his” or “her”: আপোনাৰ মাক-দেউতাক.
Examples (5)
- মোৰ মা-দেউতা আমেৰিকান।
My parents are Americans.
For “my”, the pair has no ending: মা-দেউতা.
- তোমাৰ মাৰা-দেউতাৰা ঘৰত আছিলনে?
Were your mother and father at home?
With তুমি, the pair is মাৰা-দেউতাৰা.
- আপোনাৰ মাক-দেউতাক ঘৰত আছিলনে?
Were your mother and father at home?
With আপুনি, the pair is মাক-দেউতাক.
- ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীয়ে পিঠা খাবলৈ ভাল পায়।
Children like to eat pitha.
The doer ending -এ goes on the last word: ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীয়ে.
- ৰূপজ্যোতিৰ কোনো ভায়েক-ককায়েক নাই।
Rupjyoti has no brothers.
ভায়েক-ককায়েক names brothers as a group.
How It Connects
Learn This First
This joins two family words, so learners need the family words first.
Related Patterns
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