त for Topic

Marking a Topic with त

Level 3Sounds Like ta (jōra)

त after a word sets it apart as the topic or adds weight.

How It Works

This त is small but common. It does not change the meaning of the sentence; it points at one word.

Sentence	Hint
हम त जाइब।	I will, whatever others do.
चाय त बनल बा।	The tea is ready (but something else is not).
काल्ह त छुट्टी बा।	Tomorrow, at least, is a holiday.

Do not mix it up with the त in जब ... त and अगर ... त. That one opens the result clause. This one comes right after the word it stresses, most often a noun or pronoun.

It can sound friendly or a bit sharp, depending on the voice. तू त कुछ ना बोललऽ! sounds like a complaint.

Examples (5)

हम त जाइब।
I, for one, will go.
त stresses हम.
चाय त बनल बा, बाकिर चीनी नइखे।
The tea is made, but there is no sugar.
त sets the tea against the sugar.
ऊ त बहुत नीमन आदमी बाड़ें।
He is a very good man, you know.
त adds feeling.
काल्ह त छुट्टी बा।
Tomorrow, at least, is a holiday.
त marks the day as the one that matters.
तू त कुछ ना बोललऽ!
You said nothing at all!
त adds a complaint.

Common Mistakes

Using the Hindi तो.
हम तो जाइब।
हम त जाइब।
Bhojpuri uses त.

How It Connects

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त for TopicLevel 3Marking a Topic with त

Learn This First

You met त as then; here the same word follows the word it marks.

जब ... तWhen ... Then
You met त as then in जब ... त, so tell that apart from त right after a word: हम त जाइब.
Level 3

Words in This Pattern

त

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