कउनो / कछू

Any and Some: कउनो and कछू

Level 3Sounds Like ka'unō a'ura kachū

कउनो means any or anyone, and कछू means something or anything.

How It Works

Two small words cover "some" and "any".

WordMeaningExample
कउनोany, anyoneकउनो बात नाहीं।
कछूsomething, anythingकछू खाव।
कछू नाहींnothingकछू नाहीं भवा।

कउनो comes before a noun (कउनो किताब, any book) or stands alone for "anyone". कछू is the word for a thing: कछू चाही? (do you want something?).

With नाहीं the words turn to "none" and "nothing": घर मा कउनो नाहीं अहै (nobody is home), हमका कछू नाहीं चाही (I don't want anything).

The set phrase कउनो बात नाहीं means "no problem" or "never mind", and it is a polite reply to thanks or an apology.

Examples (4)

  1. कछू खाव।

    Eat something.

    कछू stands for the thing.

  2. कउनो बात नाहीं।

    No problem.

    कउनो plus नाहीं gives none.

  3. घर मा कउनो नाहीं अहै।

    There is nobody at home.

    कउनो means anyone, and नाहीं makes it nobody.

  4. तुमका कछू चाही?

    Do you want something?

    कछू is the object.

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कउनो / कछूLevel 3Any and Some: कउनो and कछू

Learn This First

कउनो is built on कउन, and the example कछू खाव is a तुम command.

Words in This Pattern

कछू