जतेक ... ततेक
The More ... the More
जतेक ... ततेक links two amounts so that one follows the other.
How It Works
जतेक means "as much as" and ततेक means "that much". Together they connect two amounts: "as much as A, that much B". The same pair of words also works for numbers of things.
Two ways to use it:
- Growing together: जतेक पढ़ब, ततेक सीखब. The more one goes up, the more the other does.
- Take what you need: जतेक चाही, ततेक लिअ. Here it means "take as much as you want".
| Word | Meaning | Close partner |
|---|---|---|
| जतेक | as much / as many as | ततेक |
| एतेक | this much | ओतेक |
| कतेक | how much | — |
Both words stay the same for any noun. They do not change for gender, number or respect. The verb in the first part is often the -ब future form, because it describes something you will do.
Hindi uses जितना and उतना here. Do not carry those over into Maithili.
Examples (5)
- जतेक पढ़ब, ततेक सीखब।
The more you read, the more you will learn.
जतेक and ततेक link the two amounts.
- जतेक चाही, ततेक लिअ।
Take as much as you want.
The pair also means "take what you need".
- जतेक लोक अएलाह, ततेक कुरसी चाही।
We need as many chairs as people who came.
जतेक and ततेक count things as well as amounts.
- जतेक दूर जाएब, ततेक ठंढ बढ़त।
The farther you go, the colder it gets.
The pair links distance to the change.
- जतेक पाइ अछि, ततेक दिअ।
Give as much money as you have.
जतेक names the amount, ततेक gives it.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi जितना and उतना.
जितना पढ़ब, उतना सीखब।जतेक पढ़ब, ततेक सीखब।Maithili says जतेक and ततेक.
How It Connects
Learn This First
जतेक and ततेक come from कतेक and pair up like जखन and तखन, usually with the -ब form.
- कतेकAsking How Much or How Many
Know कतेक, because जतेक and ततेक have the same -तेक ending for how much.
Level 1 - जखन ... तखनWhen ... Then
Know जखन ... तखन, because जतेक ... ततेक uses the same ज- and त- pair.
Level 3 - -ब for the FutureThe Future with हम and अहाँ
Know पढ़ब, because जतेक पढ़ब, ततेक सीखब uses the -ब form on both sides.
Level 2
Related Patterns
- जेना ... तेनाJust as ... So
Matches a way of doing something, not an amount.
Level 4 - जेहन ... तेहनThe Same Kind: जेहन ... तेहन
Matches one kind with another kind.
Level 4 - एतेक ... जेSo Much That
Uses the same -तेक family for a result.
Level 4 - जे ... सेRelative Clauses with जे
Another pair that links the one who with that one.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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