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Bengali
Pronunciation
Particle
তো • (tō)
- right; used to ask for confirmation
তুমি মাছ খাও তো?- tumi mach khaō tō?
- You eat fish, right?
আপনি আসছেন তো?- apni aśochen tō?
- You are coming, aren't you?
- used to contradict an assumption
আমি তো জানি না।- ami tō jani na.
- I don't know.
উনি তো মাছ খান না।- uni tō mach khan na.
- He/she doesn't eat fish.
- if
বাঁচতে চাও তো আমার কথা শনো।- bãcte cao to amar kôtha śôno.
- Listen to me if you want to live.
- (literally, “To live you want if, my words listen.”)
- please
এটা একবার দেখে দিন তো।- eṭa ekbar dekhe din tō.
- Could you look over this?
- (literally, “At this, once look over please.”)
- optionally used after forceful commands
ওখানে বসবে না তো!- okhane bôśbe na to!
- Don't sit there!
- at least
- Synonym: অন্তত (ôntôtô)