-ত for In and At
In and at: -ত
-ত means “in” or “at”: মা পাকঘৰত আছে “mother is in the kitchen”.
How It Works
The ending -ত tells where something is. It stays the same for every place.
| Place | With -ত | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ঘৰ | ঘৰত | at home, in the house |
| পাকঘৰ | পাকঘৰত | in the kitchen |
| স্কুল | স্কুলত | at school |
| গুৱাহাটী | গুৱাহাটীত | in Guwahati |
| টেবুল | টেবুলত | on the table |
The question word ক’ত “where” is usually answered by a word with -ত. Words such as ইয়াত “here” and তাত “there” already contain -ত.
If the place word has a classifier, -ত goes at the very end, as in ঘৰখনত “in the house”.
The verb আছে often follows a word with -ত, as in ঘৰত আছে “is at home”.
Examples (5)
- মা পাকঘৰত আছে।
Mother is in the kitchen.
-ত on পাকঘৰ tells where mother is.
- ৰিনা ঘৰত আছে।
Rina is at home.
ঘৰত means “at home”.
- মই গুৱাহাটীত আছোঁ।
I am in Guwahati.
The ending joins a town name, too.
- তুমি স্কুলত আছা।
You are at school.
-ত works with the তুমি verb আছা.
- আমাৰ ঘৰত চাহ আছে।
We have tea at home.
আমাৰ ঘৰত is “in our house”, and আছে says the tea is there.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-ত names the place where someone is, so learners need আছে first.
Related Patterns
- ক’তWhere
ক’ত “where” is usually answered by a word with -ত.
Level 1 - ইয়াত / তাতHere and There
ইয়াত and তাত are “here” and “there”, which already carry -ত.
Level 1 - -ৰ for BelongingBelonging: -ৰ
-ৰ “of” is the other common ending on a noun.
Level 1 - ভিতৰত / বাহিৰতInside and Outside
ভিতৰত and বাহিৰত give “inside” and “outside”.
Level 2
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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