A1 · Débutant Chapitre 16

Having & Owning: Expressing Possession with 'Ache'

4 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of expressing what you own and what exists in your world.

  • Identify how to state possession using 'ache'.
  • Form negative sentences with 'nei'.
  • Construct questions to ask about belongings.
Own your world with 'Ache' and 'Nei'.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Understand the various uses of 'ache' (আছে) to express possession or existence. This crucial verb helps describe what someone has or where something is.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Describe your possessions and check if others have items.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Genitive Suffix

Always add -r or -er to the owner.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Ache' (আছে)
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just add 'নেই' at the end.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating Possession with 'Nei' (নেই)
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Suffix check

Always check the last letter of the owner.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Possession
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Locative Suffix

Always add '-e' or '-y' to the place name when using 'thaka'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Thaka' (থাকা) for Existence (to be, to stay)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

আমার my আছে have/exists নেই do not have/does not exist বই book কলম pen বাসা house/home

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Stationery Shop

Review Summary

  • [Person] + [Object] + আছে
  • [Person] + [Object] + নেই
  • [Person] + কি + [Object] + আছে?
  • [Thing] + [Place] + -এ/তে + আছে/থাকে

Erreurs courantes

In Bengali, the object usually precedes the verb. The possessor comes first.

Wrong: আমার আছে বই।
Correct: আমার বই আছে।

Use 'nei' for non-existence of possession, not 'na'.

Wrong: আমার বই না।
Correct: আমার বই নেই।

The particle 'ki' should come before the object in a possession question.

Wrong: তোমার আছে কি বই?
Correct: তোমার কি বই আছে?

Next Steps

You've done an amazing job today! Keep practicing these structures and they will become second nature.

Look around your room and list 5 things you have and 2 things you don't.

Continue to: Where Things Are: Basic Postpositions

Pratique rapide (10)

Fill in the correct form of thaka.

আমি ঢাকায় ___।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: থাকি
Ami takes the -i ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Thaka' (থাকা) for Existence (to be, to stay)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: আমার কলম আছে।
Possession uses ache.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Thaka' (থাকা) for Existence (to be, to stay)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

বই আমার।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: আমার বই
Possessive precedes noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Possession

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

সেখানে নেই কেউ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Nei goes at the end.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating Possession with 'Nei' (নেই)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Amar boi ache
Correct structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Ache' (আছে)

Choose the correct form.

___ কলম। (Rahim's)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: রহিমের
Consonant ending needs -এর.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Possession

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

তুমি কোথায় থাকে?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: তুমি কোথায় থাকো?
Tumi takes -o.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Thaka' (থাকা) for Existence (to be, to stay)

Fill in the blank.

এটি ___ বই। (my)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: আমার
Correct possessive pronoun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking about Possession

Fill in the blank.

Amar ___ ache.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: boi
Boi is an object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Possession with 'Ache' (আছে)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Correct word order is Possessor + Object + Nei.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negating Possession with 'Nei' (নেই)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, it is for abstract things too, like time or feelings.
Yes, 'Amar bhai ache' (I have a brother).
Yes, they are regional variants of the same word.
No, use 'chilo na' for past tense.
It depends on whether the word ends in a vowel or a consonant.
No, use 'আমাদের' for 'our'.
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