Assamese

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Etymology

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From এই (ei, proximal) +‎ -টো (-tü, the, classifier).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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এইটো (eitü)

  1. this
    এইটো আঙুৰ
    eitü aṅur.
    This is a grape.

Determiner

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এইটো (eitü)

  1. this... (incomplete sentence)
    এইটো আঙুৰ...
    eitü aṅur...
    This grape....
    এইটো আঙুৰ মই খাম
    eitü aṅur moi kham.
    I will eat this grape.

Usage notes

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The sentence can be a complete sentence if the classifier is after the noun. For example,

এই আঙুৰটো
ei aṅur.
This grape.
এই আঙুৰটো তুমি খাবা।
ei aṅur tumi khaba.
You will eat this grape.

See also

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