ते
Marathi
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘹𑘽 (teṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢 (ta), from Sanskrit तत् (tat).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editते • (te) (demonstrative)
- that
- ते घर माझे आहे. ― te ghar mājhe āhe. ― That house is mine.
- those
- ते लोक कोण आहेत? ― te lok koṇ āhet? ― Who are those people?
- he, it
- Synonym: तो (to)
- ते माझे वडील आहेत. ― te mājhe vaḍīl āhet. ― He is my father.
- मी चुकून ते तोडले. ― mī cukūn te toḍle. ― I broke it by mistake.
- they
- ते शाळेत जात आहेत. ― te śāḷet jāt āhet. ― They are going to school.
Usage notes
editते (te) is the colloquial distal demonstrative pronoun. It is grammatically both singular and plural and it can be used with both the third person singular and third person plural conjugations. In third person singular, ते (te, “he”) denotes a respectful form of address, used to refer to someone elder or an unknown, while तो (to, “he”) is used to refer to someone closer to one's age or someone familiar.
References
edit- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ते”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “तें”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Pali
editAlternative forms
editAlternative scripts
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editते
- Devanagari script form of te, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of त (ta, “those”)
Pronoun
editते
- Devanagari script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural of त (ta, “they, them”)
Etymology 2
editPronoun
editते
- Devanagari script form of te, which is instrumental/genitive/dative singular of त्वं (tvaṃ, “you”)
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- তে (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
- তে (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- တေ (Burmese script)
- તે (Gujarati script)
- ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
- ತೇ (Kannada script)
- តេ (Khmer script)
- ເຕ (Lao script)
- തേ (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
- ତେ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
- තෙ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
- தே (Tamil script)
- తే (Telugu script)
- เต (Thai script)
- ཏེ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editते • (te)
Pronoun
editते • (té) m
- nominative plural of स (sá, “he”)
Pronoun
editते • (té) f
- nominative/accusative dual of सा (sā́, “she”)
Pronoun
editते • (té) n
- nominative/accusative dual of तद् (tád, “it”)
Categories:
- Marathi terms inherited from Old Marathi
- Marathi terms derived from Old Marathi
- Marathi terms inherited from Maharastri Prakrit
- Marathi terms derived from Maharastri Prakrit
- Marathi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Marathi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Marathi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Marathi/e
- Rhymes:Marathi/e/1 syllable
- Marathi lemmas
- Marathi pronouns
- Marathi terms with usage examples
- Pali non-lemma forms
- Pali adjective forms
- Pali pronoun forms
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit non-lemma forms
- Sanskrit pronoun forms
- Sanskrit pronoun forms in Devanagari script