চেয়ে
Bengali
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Postposition
- IPA(key): /tʃe/, [t͡ʃeˑ]
- Verb
- IPA(key): /tʃe.e/, [ˈt͡ʃeː]
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Postposition
চেয়ে • (ceẏe) (with genitive case)
- 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)
- perfect participle of চাওয়া (caẇa, “to want”)
References
- 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