-টো for the Thing
The Thing: -টো
-টো works like “the”: এই আমটো মিঠা “this mango is sweet”.
How It Works
Nouns in Assamese have no word for “the”. The ending -টো does that work for things and animals.
| Noun | With -টো |
|---|---|
| আম “mango” | আমটো “the mango” |
| মেকুৰী “cat” | মেকুৰীটো “the cat” |
| কুকুৰ “dog” | কুকুৰটো “the dog” |
| বতৰ “weather” | বতৰটো “the weather” |
-টো and -টা are different. -টা is the counting word that follows a number (এটা). -টো marks the noun as one you already know about.
Use -জন for a man, because -টো for a person can sound rude.
You can leave -টো off. আম মিঠা is also a fine sentence, and it talks about mangoes in general.
Examples (4)
- এই আমটো মিঠা।
This mango is sweet.
-টো on আম and এই point to one mango.
- মেকুৰীটো ক’লা।
The cat is black.
-টো works with an animal.
- বতৰটো ঠাণ্ডা।
The weather is cold.
-টো can also go on a thing you cannot count.
- কুকুৰটো ডাঙৰ।
The dog is big.
ডাঙৰ says what the dog is like, and the sentence needs no verb.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-টো is the counting word -টা made definite, so learners need এটা first.
Related Patterns
- -জন / -জনী for the PersonThe Person: -জন and -জনী
-জন and -জনী are used when the noun is a person.
Level 1 - -খন for the Flat ThingThe Flat Thing: -খন
-খন is used when the noun is a flat thing.
Level 1 - এই / সেইThis and That Before a Noun
এই and সেই often come before a noun with -টো.
Level 1 - এইটো / সেইটোThis One and That One
এইটো and সেইটো are the same ending on এই and সেই.
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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