Bedeutung
The area surrounding a law court.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Bangladesh, the 'Adalat Chottor' is often the site of 'Chayer Dokan' (tea stalls) where legal clerks and clients discuss cases informally. It's a hub of social negotiation. The Calcutta High Court 'Chottor' is famous for its Gothic architecture and the 'Lawyers' Walk'. It is a place of high heritage value. The concept of a sprawling court complex (Chottor) is a legacy of British administrative planning in South Asia, designed to look imposing and grand. In villages, the 'Kachari Chottor' (old name for court area) was where the landlord or judge would meet the public under a tree.
Use for Directions
If you are meeting someone at a court, always specify 'Adalat Chottor' to mean the general area outside.
Spelling Alert
In 'চত্বর', the 'ব' (ba) under the 'ত' (ta) is silent. Don't pronounce it as 'Chot-bor'.
Bedeutung
The area surrounding a law court.
Use for Directions
If you are meeting someone at a court, always specify 'Adalat Chottor' to mean the general area outside.
Spelling Alert
In 'চত্বর', the 'ব' (ba) under the 'ত' (ta) is silent. Don't pronounce it as 'Chot-bor'.
News Reading
When reading Bengali news, look for this phrase in the first paragraph of any legal report to identify the setting.
Dress Code
If you are in the 'Adalat Chottor', it's respectful to dress modestly, as it is a formal government site.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct locative form.
পুলিশ ______ পাহারা দিচ্ছে।
We need the locative case '-e' to say 'in the premises'.
Which word best describes the area outside a court?
কোর্টের বাইরের এলাকাকে কী বলে?
'Kokkho' is a room, 'Boi' is a book. 'Chottor' is the area.
Complete the dialogue.
ক: আপনি কোথায়? খ: আমি ______ গেটের সামনে দাঁড়িয়ে আছি।
We need the possessive '-er' to say 'of the court premises'.
Match the sentence to the situation.
Sentence: 'আদালত চত্বরে ১৪৪ ধারা জারি করা হয়েছে।'
Section 144 is a legal restriction often applied to court premises.
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Court Terms
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenপুলিশ ______ পাহারা দিচ্ছে।
We need the locative case '-e' to say 'in the premises'.
কোর্টের বাইরের এলাকাকে কী বলে?
'Kokkho' is a room, 'Boi' is a book. 'Chottor' is the area.
ক: আপনি কোথায়? খ: আমি ______ গেটের সামনে দাঁড়িয়ে আছি।
We need the possessive '-er' to say 'of the court premises'.
Sentence: 'আদালত চত্বরে ১৪৪ ধারা জারি করা হয়েছে।'
Section 144 is a legal restriction often applied to court premises.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it can be used for any court, from a small district court to the Supreme Court.
No, 'Chottor' is usually for large, public, or institutional squares. Use 'Uthan' for a house yard.
'Prangan' is slightly more formal/poetic, while 'Chottor' is more common in administrative and news contexts.
You should say 'আমি আদালত ভবনের ভেতরে আছি' (I am inside the court building).
Yes, it's perfectly fine, though in a very casual text you might just say 'কোর্টে' (at the court).
It's a Sanskrit spelling rule (ba-phala) that doubles the consonant it is attached to.
Only if the park is part of an institutional square, like 'Suhrawardy Udyan' is sometimes referred to in a broad sense, but usually no.
Yes, it is the standard term in both Bangladesh and West Bengal.
'Kachari' is an older term for a court or administrative office, now mostly used for historical or rural contexts.
No, it is two separate words, but they are almost always used together as a collocation.
Verwandte Redewendungen
আদালত কক্ষ
specialized formCourtroom
কোর্ট প্রাঙ্গণ
synonymCourt premises
বিচারালয়
similarPlace of justice
আইনজীবী সমিতি
builds onBar Association
এজলাস
specialized formJudge's bench/court session
