Signification
Ending a romantic relationship
Contexte culturel
In cities like Dhaka, 'breakup' is a common topic of conversation among university students. It is often discussed over tea and cigarettes at 'tong' stalls. Kolkata's 'Adda' culture often involves dissecting breakups. The term is heavily used in 'Para' (neighborhood) gossip. A whole genre of 'Biraho' (separation) songs has been modernized into 'Breakup Songs'. These are huge hits on YouTube and Spotify. Changing a Facebook status to 'Single' is often referred to as 'ব্রেকআপ স্ট্যাটাস দেওয়া' (Giving a breakup status).
Use with 'shathe'
Always remember to use 'shathe' (with) when mentioning the person you broke up with.
Avoid with Elders
Using this word with grandparents might make you sound too 'Westernized' or disrespectful of traditional values.
Signification
Ending a romantic relationship
Use with 'shathe'
Always remember to use 'shathe' (with) when mentioning the person you broke up with.
Avoid with Elders
Using this word with grandparents might make you sound too 'Westernized' or disrespectful of traditional values.
The 'Hoye Geche' trick
If you don't want to say who initiated the breakup, use 'Amader breakup hoye geche' (Our breakup happened).
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'breakup kora'.
সে গত মাসে তার প্রেমিকার সাথে ______।
The sentence refers to 'last month' (past tense), so 'koreche' is the correct form.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct sentence:
This uses the neutral 'hoye geche' form correctly with the subjects.
Match the phrase to the situation.
If you want to tell your friend that you and your partner are no longer together, you say:
'Breakup' is the appropriate informal term for a dating relationship ending.
Complete the dialogue.
A: তুমি কি এখনো রীতার সাথে আছো? B: না, আমাদের ______।
The 'No' (Na) at the beginning implies the relationship has ended.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesসে গত মাসে তার প্রেমিকার সাথে ______।
The sentence refers to 'last month' (past tense), so 'koreche' is the correct form.
Choose the correct sentence:
This uses the neutral 'hoye geche' form correctly with the subjects.
If you want to tell your friend that you and your partner are no longer together, you say:
'Breakup' is the appropriate informal term for a dating relationship ending.
A: তুমি কি এখনো রীতার সাথে আছো? B: না, আমাদের ______।
The 'No' (Na) at the beginning implies the relationship has ended.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, it's not rude, but it is very informal. It's perfectly fine to use with friends.
Usually no. For friends, we say 'আড়ি করা' (ari kora) or 'বন্ধুত্ব ভেঙে যাওয়া' (bondhutto bhenge jawa).
You can say 'ও আমার সাথে ব্রেকআপ করেছে' or use the slang 'আমি ছ্যাঁকা খেয়েছি'.
The formal word is 'বিচ্ছেদ' (Bicched) or 'সম্পর্কচ্ছেদ' (Somporkocched).
Less commonly. They are more likely to use 'ছাড়াছাড়ি' (charachari) or 'ছেড়ে দেওয়া' (chere dewa).
In Bengali script, it is written as 'ব্রেকআপ করা'.
Absolutely not. It is strictly for romantic contexts and very informal.
It's the opposite of breakup—getting back together after a fight.
We broke up = 'আমরা ব্রেকআপ করেছি' or 'আমাদের ব্রেকআপ হয়েছে'.
Culturally, people joke that after Valentine's Day (Feb 14), many breakups happen!
Expressions liées
ছ্যাঁকা খাওয়া
similarTo be dumped/get burned.
প্যাচ-আপ করা
contrastTo reconcile.
মুভ অন করা
builds onTo move on from a relationship.
সম্পর্কচ্ছেদ
specialized formFormal separation.
