See also: -হারা

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (hārei, to lose (something)), from Sanskrit हारयति (hārayati, to cause to be taken), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoréyeti (to cause to yearn for). Cognate with Assamese হাৰা (hara), Odia ହାରିବା (hariba), Hindi हारना (hārnā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈha.ra]
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Verb edit

হারা (hara)

  1. to lose (a game, competition, trial, etc.), to be defeated
    তুই দাবায় কোনোদিন হেরেছিস?
    tui dabaẏ konodin herechiś?
    Have you ever lost at chess?
    আমি ওর কাছে হারলাম
    ami or kache harlam.
    I lost to him/her.

Usage notes edit

While হারা (hara) and হারানো (haranō) are both frequently translated as "to lose", the two terms are not interchangeable. হারা (hara) is used to mean to fail to win or to be defeated, and হারানো (haranō) (when used in this sense) means to misplace.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit