হওয়া

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Bengali

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati).

Verb

হওয়া (hoōẇa)

  1. to be, to become; to come into existence
  2. to happen
    এখানে কি হয়েছিল?
    ekhane ki hoẏechilo?
    What happened here?
  3. an auxiliary verb
    1. (with the main verb in the verbal noun form) marks the passive voice
      দীপাবলি সামনের সপ্তাহ পালন করা হবে
      dipaboli śamoner śoptaho palon kora hobe.
      Deepavali will be celebrated next week.
    2. (with the main verb in the infinitive form) to have to, must
      তোমাকে আর একটু থাকতে হবে
      tōmake ar ekṭu thakte hobe.
      You will have to stay a bit longer.
Usage notes

The simple present tense of "to be" is not typically used in Bengali. For example, there is no verb required in the sentence আমি মার্কিন (ami markin), which translates as "I am (an) American", while it literally means "I American".

Conjugation
Chalita
Sadhu

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शस्य (śasya).

Alternative forms

Noun

হওয়া (hoōẇa) (Vanga)

  1. cucumber
    গাছ থাইক্যা হওয়াডা পাইড়া লা।gas thaikka hôẇaḍa paiṛa la.Pick the cucumber from the plant.