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Bengali
Etymology
Locative of কাছ (kach).
Pronunciation
Postposition
কাছে • (kache) (with genitive case)
- near, around
তোর বাড়ির কাছে কোনো দোকান নেই?- tōr baṛir kache kōnō dōkan nei?
- Aren't there any stores near your house?
- Used to express alienable possession
আমার কাছে অনেকগুলো জামা আছে।- amar kache onekgulō jama ache.
- I have a lot of shirts.
- (literally, “In my possession many shirts are.”)
- with, on
আপনার কাছে একটা পেন আছে?- apnar kache ekṭa pen ache?
- Do you have a pen?
- (literally, “Is there a pen on you?”)
আমার কাছে বইটা নাই.- amar kache boiṭa nai.
- I don't have the book with me.
Usage notes
- This word can only be used in sense 2 to express alienable possession.
- Therefore, this is incorrect:
*“আমার কাছে একটা মা আছে।”- *“amar kache ekṭa ma ache.”
- I have a mother.
- When used as in sense 2, this word can be omitted with no change in meaning.
- Generally, this word is also optional when used as in sense 3, but its omission may cause ambiguity, much like in English:
তোমার কাছে একটা কলম আছে?- tōmar kache ekṭa kolom ache?
- Do you have a pen on you?
তোমার একটা কলম আছে?- tōmar ekṭa kolom ache?
- Do you have a pen?