নহ’লে
If Not: নহ’লে
স্পষ্ট নহ’লে means “if it is not clear”.
How It Works
নহ’লে is ন- “not” plus হ’লে “if it is”. It does not change for the doer.
| Pattern | Example | Means |
|---|---|---|
| word + নহ’লে | সাৱধান নহ’লে | if you are not careful |
| clause + নহ’লে | বাছখন সময়মতে নহ’লে | if the bus is not on time |
| sentence, নহ’লে … | …, নহ’লে … | otherwise … |
The result usually follows with a comma. The same word works for a person, a thing and a whole clause, as in দীপংকৰ সাৱধান নহ’লে পৰি যাব পাৰে “Dipankar might fall if he is not careful”.
After a sentence, নহ’লে opens the second option: হয় আপুনি বাছেৰে যাব, নহ’লে ৰেলেৰে যাব “either you will go by bus, or you will go by train”. Add -ও to make নহ’লেও “even if not”.
Examples (5)
- বাছখন সময়মতে নহ’লে, অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক ফ’ন কৰিব।
If the bus is not on time, please phone me.
নহ’লে follows the clause বাছখন সময়মতে.
- দীপংকৰ সাৱধান নহ’লে পৰি যাব পাৰে।
Dipankar might fall if he is not careful.
সাৱধান নহ’লে means “if he is not careful”.
- চাহ গৰম নহ’লে মোৰ ভাল নালাগে।
I do not like tea when it is not hot.
নহ’লে can also mean “when … not”.
- খৰকৈ খোজ কাঢ়ক, নহ’লে বাছ ধৰিব নোৱাৰিব।
Walk fast, or you will not be able to catch the bus.
After a request, নহ’লে means “or else”.
- হয় আপুনি বাছেৰে যাব, নহ’লে ৰেলেৰে যাব।
Either you will go by bus, or you will go by train.
হয় … নহ’লে … sets two options.
How It Connects
Learn This First
নহ’লে is হ’ল with ন- and -লে, so learners need -লে and নহয় first.
Related Patterns
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