થી

Gujarati

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰi/

Postposition

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.

   3. indicates source, cause, reason
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.

4. indicates passage of time