Using 'Before' & 'After' with Time (আগে - age, পরে - pore)
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'age' (আগে) for before/ago and 'pore' (পরে) for after/later, usually following a noun in the genitive (-er) case.
- Add '-er' to nouns before 'age' or 'pore' (e.g., 'khabar-er age').
- Use 'age' alone to mean 'ago' with time durations (e.g., 'ek ghonta age').
- Use 'pore' alone to mean 'later' or 'afterwards' (e.g., 'ami pore ashbo').
Noun + Postposition Structure
| Noun Type | Suffix | Postposition | Example | Meaning |
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Common Noun
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-er (এর)
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আগে (age)
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স্কুলের আগে
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Before school
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Common Noun
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-er (এর)
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পরে (pore)
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বাজারের পরে
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After the market
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Time (Day)
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-er (এর)
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আগে (age)
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সোমবারের আগে
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Before Monday
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Time (Month)
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-er (এর)
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পরে (pore)
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জানুয়ারির পরে
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After January
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Verbal Noun
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-ar (আর)
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আগে (age)
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খাওয়ার আগে
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Before eating
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Verbal Noun
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-ar (আর)
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পরে (pore)
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যাওয়ার পরে
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After going
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Adverbial Usage (No Suffix)
| Duration | Postposition | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
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৫ মিনিট
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আগে
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৫ মিনিট আগে
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5 minutes ago
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১০ বছর
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পরে
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১০ বছর পরে
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10 years later
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এক ঘণ্টা
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আগে
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এক ঘণ্টা আগে
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One hour ago
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কিছুক্ষণ
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পরে
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কিছুক্ষণ পরে
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After a while
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Meanings
The words 'age' (আগে) and 'pore' (পরে) are used to sequence events in time. They function as postpositions, meaning they come after the noun or verb they modify, often requiring the preceding word to be in the genitive (possessive) case.
Temporal Sequence (Before/After)
Indicating that one event happens earlier or later than another event.
“ক্লাসের আগে দেখা করো (Klaser age dekha koro) - Meet before the class.”
“অফিসের পরে আমি বাজারে যাবো (Ofiser pore ami bajare jabo) - I will go to the market after office.”
Time Elapsed (Ago/Later)
Used with durations to indicate how long ago something happened or how much later it will happen.
“আমি দুই দিন আগে এসেছি (Ami dui din age eshechi) - I came two days ago.”
“দশ মিনিট পরে ফোন করো (Dosh minit pore phon koro) - Call ten minutes later.”
Spatial Position (In front/Behind - Rare/Contextual)
In some dialects or specific contexts, 'age' can mean 'ahead' and 'pore' can mean 'behind/following'.
“তুমি আগে চলো (Tumi age cholo) - You go ahead.”
“সে সবার পরে হাঁটছে (Se sobar pore hatche) - He is walking behind everyone.”
Reference Table
| Form | Structure | Example |
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Affirmative (Event)
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Noun + -er + age/pore
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ক্লাসের পরে (After class)
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Affirmative (Duration)
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Time + age/pore
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দুই দিন আগে (Two days ago)
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Negative
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Event + -er + age/pore + না
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সে সোমবারের আগে আসবে না (He won't come before Monday)
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Question
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Event + -er + age/pore + কি?
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তুমি কি খাওয়ার পরে যাবে? (Will you go after eating?)
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Short Answer
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Age/Pore alone
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হ্যাঁ, পরে। (Yes, later.)
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Adverbial
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Age/Pore as start of sentence
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আগে আমি ভাত খাবো। (First/Before, I will eat rice.)
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Emphasis
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Age/Pore + -i suffix
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আগেই (Already/Earlier), পরেই (Only after)
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Espectro de formalidade
সভার পরবর্তীতে আমি আপনার সাথে কথা বলব। (Workplace communication)
মিটিংয়ের পরে আমি তোমার সাথে কথা বলবো। (Workplace communication)
মিটিং শেষ হলে কথা বলছি। (Workplace communication)
মিটিংয়ের পর কথা হবে, টাটা! (Workplace communication)
The Time Anchor System
Past/Before
- আগে (age) Before / Ago
- পূর্বে (purbey) Previously (Formal)
Future/After
- পরে (pore) After / Later
- পরবর্তীতে (porobortite) Subsequently
Event vs. Duration
Deciding the Suffix
Is it a specific event/noun?
Is it a duration (minutes/hours)?
Common Time Anchors
Meals
- • Breakfast (নাস্তার)
- • Lunch (দুপুরের খাবারের)
- • Dinner (রাতের খাবারের)
Work/Study
- • Office (অফিসের)
- • Class (ক্লাসের)
- • Exam (পরীক্ষার)
Nature
- • Sunrise (সূর্যোদয়ের)
- • Rain (বৃষ্টির)
- • Sunset (সূর্যাস্তের)
Exemplos por nível
এক ঘণ্টা আগে।
One hour ago.
দুই দিন পরে।
Two days later.
খাবারের পরে।
After food.
স্কুলের আগে।
Before school.
আমি সোমবারের আগে আসবো।
I will come before Monday.
অফিসের পরে দেখা হবে।
See you after office.
বৃষ্টির আগে অনেক গরম ছিল।
It was very hot before the rain.
দশ মিনিট পরে ফোন করো।
Call ten minutes later.
ঘুমানোর আগে বই পড়ি।
I read a book before sleeping.
খাওয়ার পরে ওষুধ খাবেন।
Take the medicine after eating.
সে আসার আগে আমি চলে গিয়েছিলাম।
I had left before he came.
কাজ শেষ করার পরে বিশ্রাম নাও।
Take rest after finishing the work.
সূর্যোদয়ের আগে আমাদের যাত্রা শুরু হলো।
Our journey began before sunrise.
পরীক্ষার ফলাফলের পরে সে খুব খুশি ছিল।
He was very happy after the exam results.
ঘটনাটি ঘটার অনেক আগে আমি জানতাম।
I knew long before the incident happened.
চিঠি পাওয়ার পরে আমি উত্তর দেব।
I will reply after receiving the letter.
সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়ার আগে সব দিক বিবেচনা করা উচিত।
All aspects should be considered before making a decision.
স্বাধীনতার পরে দেশের অনেক উন্নতি হয়েছে।
The country has improved a lot after independence.
সূর্যাস্তের পরে চারদিক অন্ধকার হয়ে গেল।
After sunset, everything became dark.
বক্তৃতা শেষ হওয়ার পরে সবাই হাততালি দিল।
Everyone clapped after the speech ended.
যুগান্তরের আগে এমন মহাবিপ্লব আর দেখা যায়নি।
Such a great revolution hasn't been seen before the turn of the era.
মৃত্যুর পরে মানুষের কর্মই বেঁচে থাকে।
Only a person's deeds live on after death.
তর্কাতর্কির পরে তারা একটি মীমাংসায় পৌঁছাল।
After much debate, they reached a settlement.
ভোর হওয়ার আগে পাখিরা গান গাইতে শুরু করে।
Birds start singing before dawn breaks.
Fácil de confundir
Both can translate to 'before' or 'in front' in English, but 'age' is temporal and 'samne' is spatial.
Pore is a postposition (after something), while Tarpor is a conjunction (and then).
Purbey is the formal version of age.
Erros comuns
Bhat age
Bhater age
Age school
Skuler age
Dui din-er age
Dui din age
Pore ami jabo
Ami pore jabo
Sondhya pore
Sondhyar pore
Khawa age
Khawar age
Ami samne ashbo (meaning later)
Ami pore ashbo
Ghumano age
Ghumonor age
Pore kotha bolchi (formal context)
Purbey kotha bolechi
Padrões de frases
___ এর আগে ___
___ এর পরে ___
___ ঘণ্টা আগে ___
___ করার পরে ___
Real World Usage
Pore kotha hobe (Talk later)
Ami somoyer age kaj shesh kori (I finish work before time)
Khaba-rer pore mishti nibo (I'll take sweets after food)
Khawar age oushodh khaben (Take medicine before eating)
Flight-er dui ghonta age asun (Come two hours before the flight)
Onek bochor age (Many years ago)
The 'Ago' Exception
Word Order
Verbal Nouns
Politeness
Smart Tips
Skip the '-er' suffix. It's cleaner and more natural.
Just use 'pore' as an adverb at the end of the sentence.
Always use the genitive. Meals are considered 'events'.
Add an 'i' to 'age' to make it 'agei'.
Pronúncia
The 'Age' vowel
The 'A' in 'Age' is pronounced like the 'a' in 'father', but slightly more closed in some dialects.
The 'Pore' vowel
The 'o' in 'Pore' is a sharp 'o' like in 'go', and the 'e' is like the 'e' in 'met'.
Temporal Stress
Ami PORE ashbo (stress on Pore)
Emphasizes that the action will happen LATER, not now.
Memorize
Mnemônico
AGE is for the past (Before/Ago), PORE is for the future (After/Later). Just remember: Events need an 'ER' (suffix) to anchor them!
Associação visual
Imagine a timeline. 'Age' is an arrow pointing left (backwards), and 'Pore' is an arrow pointing right (forwards). The '-er' suffix is the glue that sticks the arrow to a specific box (the event).
Rhyme
Age is before, Pore is after, Add an -er to avoid disaster!
Story
A student named Abir goes to school. Before school (Skuler age), he eats. After school (Skuler pore), he plays. He did this two days ago (Dui din age) and will do it again two days later (Dui din pore).
Word Web
Desafio
Write down 3 things you did yesterday using 'age' and 3 things you will do tomorrow using 'pore'. Make sure to use the -er suffix for events!
Notas culturais
Uses 'age' and 'pore' consistently as postpositions.
Often adds an extra 'i' sound for emphasis, like 'agei' or 'porei', or uses 'baade' instead of 'pore'.
Frequent use of 'age-bhage' to mean doing something well in advance to be polite.
Derived from Sanskrit 'Agre' (in front/first) and 'Upari' (above/after).
Iniciadores de conversa
আপনি কি কাজের আগে কফি খান?
ছুটির পরে আপনি কোথায় যাবেন?
দশ বছর আগে আপনার জীবন কেমন ছিল?
বই পড়ার আগে আপনি কি করেন?
Temas para diário
Erros comuns
Test Yourself
আমি ___ (School) আগে নাস্তা করি।
Select the correct translation:
Find and fix the mistake:
ভাত আগে আমি জল খাই।
Reorder to mean 'I will come after food'.
Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:
Sort the words that need '-er' when used with 'pore'.
A: Tumi kokhon ashbe? B: Ami ___ (after office) ashbo.
'Age' can mean both 'before' and 'ago'.
Score: /8
Exercicios praticos
8 exercisesআমি ___ (School) আগে নাস্তা করি।
Select the correct translation:
Find and fix the mistake:
ভাত আগে আমি জল খাই।
Reorder to mean 'I will come after food'.
1. Tin din age, 2. Tin din pore, 3. Sombarer age
Sort the words that need '-er' when used with 'pore'.
A: Tumi kokhon ashbe? B: Ami ___ (after office) ashbo.
'Age' can mean both 'before' and 'ago'.
Score: /8
Perguntas frequentes (8)
No. If you use it with a duration like `পাঁচ মিনিট` (five minutes), you don't need it. If you use it with a noun like `স্কুল` (school), you do.
It's better to use `সামনে` (samne) for 'in front of'. `আগে` is primarily for time.
`পরে` is a postposition used with nouns (e.g., `ভাতের পরে`). `তারপর` is a conjunction meaning 'and then' used to start a new action.
Use the verbal noun + `-er` + `age`. For example, `খাওয়ার আগে` (Before eating).
Yes, you can use `পূর্বে` (purbey) in formal or literary contexts.
No, 'below' is `নিচে` (niche). `পরে` is only for 'after' or 'later'.
The `-i` suffix adds emphasis, meaning 'already' or 'well before'.
Yes, the postposition MUST come after the noun it modifies.
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In Other Languages
Antes de / Después de
Word order is reversed (Before lunch vs. Lunch-er before).
Avant / Après
Bengali requires the genitive case on the noun.
Vor / Nach
Bengali is a postpositional language, German is prepositional.
Mae ni / Ato de
Japanese uses the particle 'no' for genitive, Bengali uses '-er'.
Qabla / Ba'da
Arabic is prepositional; Bengali is postpositional.
Yǐqián / Yǐhòu
Chinese doesn't require a genitive suffix like Bengali's '-er'.
