Gujarati edit

Pronunciation edit

Postposition edit

થી (thī)

  1. indicates a sense of removal or going; ablative case: from
    1. indicates origin, beginning
      તમે ક્યાંથી છો?
      tame kyā̃thī cho?
      Where are you from?
      હું કચ્છથી છું
      hũ kacchthī chũ
      I am from Kutch.
      બુધવારથી
      budhvārthī
      Since Wednesday
    2. comparative postposition: than
      આનંદ પ્રાચીથી ઊંચો છે
      ānand prācīthī ū̃co che
      Anand is taller than Prachi.
  2. indicates means or agency; instrumental case
    કાંદા છરીથી કાપો
    kā̃dā charīthī kāpo
    Cut the onions with the knife.
  3. indicates manner of doing; forms adverbs
    શાંતિથી સૂઈ જાઓ
    śā̃tithī sūī jāo
    Sleep peacefully.