तेँ

So and That Is Why

Level 2Sounds Like tēm̐

तेँ means so or that is why.

How It Works

Reason	Result
बरखा भऽ रहल छल,	तेँ हम घर मे रहलहुँ।
ओ बिमार अछि,	तेँ स्कूल नहि गेल।

Put a comma before तेँ. The result is a complete clause.

The spelling matters: तेँ (with the chandrabindu) is so. तँ is a small word meaning then, or it highlights a topic: अहाँ तँ पढ़ैत छी.

The partner of तेँ is किएक तँ, which gives the reason after the result. Use one or the other. Speakers choose तेँ when the reason is already known.

Examples (4)

बरखा भऽ रहल छल, तेँ हम घर मे रहलहुँ।
It was raining, so I stayed home.
तेँ introduces the result.
हमरा भूख लागल अछि, तेँ हम खाइत छी।
I am hungry, so I am eating.
The reason uses हमरा.
ओ बिमार अछि, तेँ स्कूल नहि गेल।
She is ill, so she didn't go to school.
तेँ sits after the comma.
गाड़ी छूटि गेल, तेँ हम देरी सँ अएलहुँ।
The train left, so I came late.
The result is a past clause.

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तेँLevel 2So and That Is Why

Learn This First

तेँ gives the result where किएक तँ gives the reason, so the reason word comes first.

किएक तँGiving a Reason
Know किएक तँ, because तेँ joins the same two facts from the other direction: first the reason, then the result.
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