দান
Bengali
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit দান (dāna). Cognate with Assamese দান (dan), Odia ଦାନ (dāna), Hindi दान (dān).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editদান • (dan)
- act of giving, and of giving away
- award, gift
- charitable giving
- act of giving in marriage
- offering, sacrifice, dedication, contribution
Declension
edit| Inflection of দান | |||
| nominative | দান dan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | দান / দানকে dan (semantically general or indefinite) / danke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | দানের daner | ||
| locative | দানে dane | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | দান dan | ||
| objective | দান / দানকে dan (semantically general or indefinite) / danke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | দানের daner | ||
| locative | দানে dane | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | দানটা , দানটি danṭa (colloquial), danṭi (formal) |
দানগুলা, দানগুলো dangula (colloquial), dangulo (formal) | |
| objective | দানটা, দানটি danṭa (colloquial), danṭi (formal) |
দানগুলা, দানগুলো dangula (colloquial), dangulo (formal) | |
| genitive | দানটার, দানটির danṭar (colloquial), danṭir (formal) |
দানগুলার, দানগুলোর dangular (colloquial), dangulor (formal) | |
| locative | দানটাতে / দানটায়, দানটিতে danṭate / danṭay (colloquial), danṭite (formal) |
দানগুলাতে / দানগুলায়, দানগুলোতে dangulate / dangulay (colloquial), dangulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||