एतेक ... जे

So Much That

Level 4Sounds Like ētēka ... jē

एतेक ... जे shows how big a cause is by naming its result.

How It Works

एतेक means "this much" or "so much". It stands before an adjective, a noun or a verb. जे then opens the result clause, like English "that" in "so hot that".

PartJobExample
एतेक + wordhow big the cause isएतेक गर्मी
जे + clausethe resultजे हम सुति नहि सकलहुँ

The word before जे may also be a verb: ओ एतेक कानल जे सभ जागि गेलाह. The result usually comes after the cause, but both parts can use any tense.

  • Use एतेक for amounts and degrees: एतेक भीड़, एतेक थाकल.
  • Use जे even when English could leave out "that". It is what ties the two parts.

For a negative result, put नहि in the second part, as in the first example. Hindi says इतना and कि. In Maithili, say एतेक and जे.

Examples (5)

  1. एतेक गर्मी छल जे हम सुति नहि सकलहुँ।

    It was so hot that I could not sleep.

    एतेक gives the degree and जे opens the result.

  2. बच्चा एतेक कानल जे सभ जागि गेलाह।

    The child cried so much that everyone woke up.

    एतेक works with a verb as well as an adjective.

  3. एतेक बरखा भेल जे पोखरि भरि गेल।

    It rained so much that the pond filled up.

    The result clause follows जे.

  4. ओ एतेक पैघ भऽ गेलाह जे हम चिन्हि नहि सकलहुँ।

    He has grown so tall that I could not recognise him.

    The respectful ending गेलाह shows on the first verb.

  5. दोकान मे एतेक भीड़ छल जे भीतर जाएब कठिन छल।

    The shop was so crowded that going inside was hard.

    The second part can be a short statement of what followed.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi इतना and कि.

    इतना गर्मी छल कि हम सुति नहि सकलहुँ।
    एतेक गर्मी छल जे हम सुति नहि सकलहुँ।

    Maithili says एतेक and जे.

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एतेक ... जेLevel 4So Much That

Learn This First

एतेक ... जे links a large amount to its result, using a word related to कतेक and the linking word जे.

Words in This Pattern

एतेकजे