Possessive Case for Nouns & Pronouns - Describing Ownership
When we describe a car that belongs to Jack, we call it "Jack's car" in English. The noun is appended with "'s" to show the possessive case. Similarly, we would use "uncle's house", "car's color" and "that man's hat" to show the possessive case.In Bangla, you would use the suffix "-er" to show the Possessive Case.
To get the Possessive Case, the following rule applies to the Noun:
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Determiners - Possessive Case Rule
The Possessive case Determiners are applied to Nouns.- If the noun ends with a vowel, add the -r sound -র.
- Otherwise, add the -er sound -এর, modifying the last consonant with the "e" sound followed by the "r" sound.
For example
mother's = মা + -র = মার (ma + -r = mar)
father's = বাবা + -র = বাবার (baba + -r = babar)
son's = ছেলে + -র = ছেলের (chhele + -r = chheler)
father-in-law's = শ্বশুর + -এর = স্বশুরের (shwoshur + -er = shwoshurer)
Here are some examples of Possessive Case from Nouns.
Possessive Case
| English | Bangla |
|---|---|
| uncle's house | মামা->মামার বাড়ি mama->mamar baRi |
| car's color | গাড়ি->গাড়ির রং gaRi->gaRir rong |
| that man's hat | লোকটি->লোকটির টুপি lOkoTi->lOkoTir Tupi |
| cat's food | বিড়াল->বিড়ালের খাবার biRal->biRaler khabar |
Names of Relatives in Bangla
Here is a list of how we refer to relatives in Bangla. All these words are Nouns. I am introducing this list of Nouns to illustrate how the Nouns get transformed into the Possessive Case.Names of Relatives
| English | Bangla |
|---|---|
| mother | মা ma |
| father | বাবা baba |
| maternal grandfather | দাদু dadu |
| maternal grandmother | দিদিমা didima |
| paternal grandfather | ঠাকুরদাদা Thakurodada |
| paternal grandmother | ঠাকুরমা Thakuroma |
| elder brother | দাদা dada |
| younger brother | ভাই bhai |
| elder sister | দিদি didi |
| younger sister | বোন bOn |
| husband | স্বামী swamI |
| husband | বর bor |
| wife | স্ত্রী strI |
| wife | বউ bou |
| daughter | মেয়ে meye |
| son | ছেলে chhele |
| father-in-law | শ্বশুর shwoshur |
| mother-in-law | শাশুরি shashuri |
| maternal uncle | মামা mama |
| wife of maternal uncle | মামিমা mamima |
| maternal aunt | মাসি masi |
| husband of maternal aunt | মেসো mesO |
| paternal uncle | কাকা kaka |
| wife of paternal uncle | কাকিমা kakima |
| paternal aunt | পিসি pisi |
| husband of paternal aunt | পিসে pise |
Referring to Relatives
| English | Bangla |
|---|---|
| My mother is my father's wife. | আমার মা আমার বাবার স্ত্রী। amar ma amar babar strI. |
| My father is my mother's husband. | আমার বাবা আমার মার স্বামী। amar baba amar mar swamI. |
| My Dada and Didi are older than me. | আমার দাদা এবং দিদি আমার চেয়ে বড়। amar dada ebong didi amar cheye boRo. |
| My Bhai and Bon are younger than me. | আমার ভাই এবং বোন আমার চেয়ে ছোট। amar bhai ebong bOn amar cheye chhOTo. |
| My mother's brother is my Mama and his wife is my Mamima. | আমার মার ভাই আমার মামা এবং তার বউ আমার মামিমা। amar mar bhai amar mama ebong tar bou amar mamima. |
| My father's brother is my Kaka and his wife is my Kakima. | আমার বাবার ভাই আমার কাকা এবং তার বউ আমার কাকিমা। amar babar bhai amar kaka ebong tar bou amar kakima. |
| I am my mother's father-in-law's son's son. | আমি আমার মার শ্বশুরের ছেলের ছেলে। ami amar mar shwoshurer chheler chhele. |