চেয়ে

চেয়ে

Bengali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Postposition

• IPA^(key): /tʃe/, [t͡ʃeˑ]

Verb

• IPA^(key): /tʃe.e/, [ˈt͡ʃeː]

  (file)

Postposition

চেয়ে • (ceẏe) (with genitive case)

1. than (introduces a standard of comparison)[1]

   Synonyms: চাইতে (caite), থেকে (theke)

   আমি তোমার চেয়ে লম্বা।

   ami tomar ceẏe lômba.

   I'm taller than you.

   (literally, “I than you [am] tall[er].)”)

Usage notes

Bengali doesn't use comparative forms of adjectives. Using this postposition to introduce an adjective implies a comparative.

Verb

চেয়ে • (ceẏe)

1. perfect participle of চাওয়া (caẇa, “to want”)

References

1. Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012), chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 104