যেনেকৈ … তেনেকৈ
The Way … That Way …
যেনেকৈ … তেনেকৈ means “the way … that way”.
How It Works
The pair works like “the way that … in that way …”.
| Word | Means |
|---|---|
| যেনেকৈ | the way that, as |
| তেনেকৈ | in that way |
| তেনেদৰে | in that way, just as |
তেনেকৈ can stand alone: ঘৰটো তেনেকৈ সাজিলে বহুত খৰচ হ’ব “building the house that way would cost a lot”.
The clause with যেনেকৈ usually comes first, and the clause with তেনেকৈ follows. Compare এনেকুৱা and তেনেকুৱা, which say “this kind” and “that kind” of a thing. তেনেকৈ says how an action is done. The question word for the way is কেনেকৈ “how”.
Examples (5)
- ভাস্কৰে ভাত যেনেকৈ খায়, মই তেনেকৈ নাখাওঁ।
I do not eat rice the way Bhaskar eats it.
যেনেকৈ and তেনেকৈ match two ways of doing the same thing.
- নয়নমণিয়ে যেনেকৈ বিহু নাচে সেয়া তোমাৰ ভাল লাগেনে?
Do you like the way Nayanmoni dances Bihu?
যেনেকৈ opens the clause that names the way.
- ঘৰটো তেনেকৈ সাজিলে বহুত খৰচ হ’ব।
Building the house that way would cost a lot.
তেনেকৈ stands alone for “that way”.
- ৰূপজ্যোতিয়ে যেনেকৈ মন দি পঢ়ে, তেনেদৰে তুমিও মন দি পঢ়াঁ।
Study with attention, just as Rupjyoti studies with attention.
তেনেদৰে can take the place of তেনেকৈ.
- বস্তুবোৰ যেনেকৈ আছে তেনেকৈয়ে চলি থাকিব।
Things will go on as they are.
তেনেকৈয়ে adds stress: “just as it is”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
যেনেকৈ … তেনেকৈ works like যি … সেই and is built on কেনেকৈ, so learners need both first.
Related Patterns
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