Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim).
Particle
কি • (ki)
- Forms yes or no questions when placed in the second or final position of a sentence.
- তোমার কি কুকুর আছে? ― tōmar ki kukur ache? ― Do you have a dog?
- তোমার কুকুর আছে কি? ― tōmar kukur ache ki? ― Do you have a dog?
Usage notes
In this usage, it does not have a direct translation as a word in English, it simply makes a statement into a question.
Declension
More information Nominative, Objective ...
| Nominative | Objective | Genitive | Locative |
| Singular |
কি (ki) |
কিসের (kiśer) |
কিসে (kiśe) |
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Pronoun
কি • (ki)
- (interrogative, often proscribed) what?
- (rhetorical, often proscribed) such, what, how
Usage notes
The usage of কি as a pronoun has been often proscribed and replaced with কী (ki) in recent times.
References
Hanne-Ruth Thompson, Bengali, →ISBN page 71