আছে

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /⁠acchati⁠/), from Sanskrit आक्षेति (ā́kṣeti). Cognate with Bengali আছে (ache), Gujarati છે (che), Hindustani اَچْھنا (achnā) / अछना (achnā), Sylheti ꠀꠍꠦ (asé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asɛ/

• Audio:

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Verb

আছে • (ase)

1. there is; there are

   মোৰ ভাইটি আছে

   mür bhaiti ase

   I have a brother

   তোমাৰ ভাইটি আছেনে?

   tümar bhaiti asene?

   Do you have a brother?

Usage notes

• As seen in the above example sentences, this word is used to express possession when used with possessives/genitives. For example মোৰ ভাইটি আছে (mür bhaiti ase) word for word means "my brother there is" and translates as "I have a brother".

• The negative form is নাই (nai).
  • মোৰ ভাইটি নাই।

    mür bhaiti nai.

    I don't have a brother.

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /at͡ʃʰe/, [ˈat͡ʃʰeˑ]

  Audio:

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /atɕʰe/, [ˈatɕʰeˑ], /ase/, [ˈaseˑ]

  Audio:

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /asɛ/, [ˈasɛˑ], [ˈasɛˑ]

Verb

আছে • (ache)

1. third-person of আছ- (ach-)