How to use the indefinite article in Bengali

How to use the indefinite article in Bengali

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Bengali? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Bengali lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Bengali indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Bengali. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

ek ta ghōrā
a horse
ek ta gāčha
a tree
ek ta šoptaho
a week
ek jan bhā'i
a brother
ek jan mohila
a woman
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Bengali

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Bengali, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns boi, kēdārā and darajā (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are ek ta boi, ek ta kēdārā and ek ta darajā (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Bengali including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Bengali nouns boi, kēdārā and darajā, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Bengali).

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