एगो

One or a: एगो

Level 1Sounds Like ēgō

Put एगो before a noun for one or a.

How It Works

एगो is the word for one or a in front of a noun.

PhraseMeaning
एगो दुकानa shop
एगो लइकाone boy, a boy
एगो लइकीone girl, a girl

It never changes for gender. It is one word, written without a space.

With other numbers, the word is गो, written apart: दू गो, तीन गो. The next entry shows this.

Use एगो to introduce something new: एगो आदमी आवत बा (a man is coming). Once the person is known, drop it.

Examples (5)

  1. ओहिजा एगो दुकान बा।

    There is a shop there.

    एगो before दुकान.

  2. हमरा लगे एगो साइकिल बा।

    I have a bicycle.

    एगो introduces a new thing.

  3. एगो लइका रोवत बा।

    A child is crying.

    एगो before लइका.

  4. हमरा एगो चाय चाहीं।

    I would like a tea.

    एगो counts one.

  5. एगो आम दीं।

    Please give me one mango.

    एगो in a request.

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एगोLevel 1One or a: एगो

Learn This First

एगो counts one of a noun and stays the same for both genders, so you need gender and number.

Words in This Pattern

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