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This document is a guide about pronouns in the Bengali language. It covers singular and plural forms, showing how they are used in different contexts. The guide provides examples and explanations.
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Ami Tui Pronouns Tumi Apni/ Uni O/ Se Apni ki koren? Ami ranna kori Apni ki koren? Ami ranna kori O sob somoy bhul kore? O majhe modhe bhul kore sob somoy - always Bhul kora- to make mistakes majhe modhe - sometimes O sob somoy bhul kore? O majhe...
Ami Tui Pronouns Tumi Apni/ Uni O/ Se Apni ki koren? Ami ranna kori Apni ki koren? Ami ranna kori O sob somoy bhul kore? O majhe modhe bhul kore sob somoy - always Bhul kora- to make mistakes majhe modhe - sometimes O sob somoy bhul kore? O majhe modhe bhul kore Uni ki koren? Uni basa poriskar koren Uni ki koren? Uni basa poriskar koren Tumi manusher sate jhogra koro? Ami kokhono jhogra kori na Tumi manusher sate jhogra koro? Ami kokhono jhogra kori na Ami Tui Pronouns Tumi Apni/ Uni O/ Se Pronouns Singular Plural Ami Amra Tui Tora Tumi Tomra Apni/ Uni/ Thini Apnara/ Unara O/ Se Ora Apnara ki koren? Amra ranna kori Apnara ki koren? Amra ranna kori Ora sob somoy bhul kore? Ora majhe modhe bhul kore Ora sob somoy bhul kore? Ora majhe modhe bhul kore Unara ki koren? Unara basa poriskar koren Unara ki koren? Unara basa poriskar koren Tomra manusher sate jhogra koro? Amra kokhono jhogra kori na Tomra manusher sate jhogra koro? Amra kokhono jhogra kori na Kokhono- never Amra kokhono jhogra kori na Pronouns Singular Plural Ami Amra Tui Tora Tumi Tomra Apni/ Uni/ Thini Apnara/ Unara O/ Se Ora How to Address Apni Tumi People Tui Caveat These are general rules but there’s always exceptions Relationships are very nuanced Apni Elders People you don’t know Formal Used less within the diaspora Some use it with their parents Tumi When talking to people younger than you People you know very well including elders New people you meet who are clearly younger than you In professional settings, sometimes younger colleagues Tui People you’ve grown up with and who are younger than you or the same age Used hierarchically when speaking to working-class people in Bangladesh A sign of intimacy or status Apni A cousin/ friend your own age that you grew up with Tui or tumi Apni Your partner Tumi Tumi Your grandparents Tumi or Apni Borderline - figure it out based on interaction/ context Tumi or tui Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns in English Possessive Pronouns in English Eita amar gari Eita tor gari Eita tomar gari Eita or gari Eita unar gari Possessive Pronouns [his, her, your, their] Singular Amar - my/mine Tomar - Your Apnar - Your Tor - Your Or - his/her unar - his/ her Pronoun vs Possessive Pronouns Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Ami Amar Tumi Tomar Apni Apnar Tui Tor O Or Uni unar Pronoun vs Possessive Pronouns Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Ami Amar my/mine Tumi Tomar Your Apni Apnar Your Tui Tor Your O Or his/her Uni unar his/ her Pronoun vs Possessive Pronouns Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Ami What Amar Tumi are we Tomar l s ! ra missing Plu Apni Apnar Tor here? Tui O Or Uni unar Amader ranna Toder ranna Tomader ranna Oder ranna Unader ranna Apnader ranna Possessive Pronouns Plural Amader Toder Tomader Apnader Oder Unader Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Amar Amader Tor Toder Tomar Tomader Apnar Apnader Unar Oder Or Unader Translating Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Amar - my/mine Amader - Our/Ours Tor - Your Toder - Your/Yours Tomar - Your Tomader - Your/Yours* y’alls? Apnar - Your Apnader - Your/Yours* Unar - his/ her Oder - Their/Theirs (informal) Or - his/her Unader - Their/ Theirs *Difficult to translate because English has no second person plural ie no plural form of “you” Possessive Pronouns [his, her, your, their] Singular Plural Ami - Amar - my/mine Amader Tumi - Tomar - Your Tomader -- Eita ki tomader gari? Apni - Apnar - Your Apnader Tui - Tor - Your Toder O - Or - his/her Oder - their (informal) Uni - unar - his/ her Unader - their Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Singular Plural Amar Amader Amar Amader Tor Toder Tor Toder Tomar Tomader Tomar Tomader Apnar Apnader Apnar Apnader Unar Oder Or Oder Unader Unader Or Unar Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural Amar আমার Amader আমােদর Tor তর Toder তােদর Tomar তামার Tomader তামােদর Apnar আপনার Apnader আপনােদর Unar উনার Oder ওেদর Or ওর Unader উনােদর গািড় Gari খলনা Khelna চচর্চা chorcha Is this your toy? Eita ki tomar khelna? Where is your bari? Apnar bari kothai? Is this your Your BFF car? (or someone you use tui with) Eita ki tor gari? Eita ki tomar gari? This is our house Eita amader basa Is that her store? Eita unar dokan? Eita ki unar dokan? This is your clothes (formal) Eita apnar kapor This is your Eita tomader train train This is their society Formal: Eita unader somaj Informal: Eita oder somaj