तो
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, probably from Sanskrit ततस् (tatas, “from there”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
edit- then (in that case; at that time)
- अगर वह जाएगा तो मैं भी जाऊँगा।
- agar vah jāegā to ma͠i bhī jāūṅgā.
- If he goes, [then] I will go too.
Interjection
edit- well, so
- तो हम क्या करें? ― to ham kyā karẽ? ― So what do we do?
- so...
- really, actually
- सच तो यह है कि आज घर पे ही रहा।
- sac to yah hai ki āj ghar pe hī rahā.
- The truth is, actually, that I stayed at home today.
- just, at least
- बोलो तो! ― bolo to! ― Say [something] at least!
- moreover, furthermore
- तो भी ― to bhī ― even then
Derived terms
edit- तो क्या (to kyā, “so what?”)
Particle
edit- a topic marking emphatic particle; at least; right?
- तू ठीक तो है न? ― tū ṭhīk to hai na? ― You are at least fine, right?
- नेहा तो अच्छी है।
- nehā to acchī hai.
- Neha is good. (nuance: Speaking of Neha, She is good.)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तो”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editतो • (to) (Latin script to, Kannada script ತೊ)
- he (distal)
Marathi
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Marathi तो (to), from Sanskrit तत् (tat).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editतो • (to)
- he (singular)
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