एकटा / दूटा

Counting with -टा

Level 1Sounds Like ēkaṭā ā dūṭā

Add -टा to a number before a noun, as in एकटा केरा and दूटा किताब.

How It Works

Maithili counts things with -टा. It is written joined to the number.

NumberWith -टाExample
1एकटाएकटा केरा
2दूटादूटा किताब
3तीनटातीनटा आम
4चारिटाचारिटा रोटी

The noun does not take सभ after a number: दूटा बच्चा (two children).

एकटा also means a or an: हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि (I have a bicycle).

Use -टा for things, and for children and family too. To count a group of people, see the entry on गोटे.

Hindi speakers should note that two is दू, not दो.

The numbers themselves are एक, दू, तीन, चारि, पाँच, छओ, सात, आठ, नौ, दस.

Examples (5)

  1. हमरा लग एकटा साइकिल अछि।

    I have a bicycle.

    एकटा means a here.

  2. दूटा किताब टेबुल पर अछि।

    Two books are on the table.

    -टा follows दू.

  3. हमरा तीनटा केरा चाही।

    I need three bananas.

    -टा follows तीन.

  4. एकटा बच्चा आँगन मे अछि।

    A child is in the yard.

    एकटा means a.

  5. हम चारिटा रोटी खाइत छी।

    I eat four rotis.

    -टा follows चारि.

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