Nouns — AQA GCSE Bengali
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Nouns explained
Bengali nouns change form or take a suffix to show their role in the sentence.
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The nominative is the plain form used for the subject: ছেলেটি বই পড়ে. The accusative marks the object with কে, typically for people and animals: আমি ছেলেটিকে দেখি. The genitive shows possession with র or এর: ছেলের বই, মেয়ের কলম. The locative-instrumental uses এ or য় to mark place, time or means: বাড়িতে, সকালে, কলমে লেখা. Personal nouns form plurals with রা or এরা: ছেলেরা, শিক্ষকেরা. Learn each suffix with a short example sentence so you can identify the case from context, not just the ending.
Your focus
- Identify the nominative, accusative, genitive and locative-instrumental forms of a noun in a sentence.
- Apply the correct case suffix কে, র, এর, এ or য় to a given noun.
- Form the plural of a personal noun using রা or এরা.
Nouns exam tips
Marking Points
- Identifies the nominative as the unmarked subject form in a given sentence.
- Recognises কে as the accusative marker on an object noun such as ছেলেটিকে.
- Selects র or এর to show possession in a genitive phrase.
- Distinguishes the locative-instrumental এ or য় marking place, time or means from the accusative কে.
- Forms the plural of a personal noun with রা or এরা, as in ছেলেরা.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read the whole sentence to decide the noun's role before choosing a case suffix.
- 💡Underline the noun and ask whether it is subject, object, possessor or place before answering.
- 💡Check personal nouns for the correct plural ending রা or এরা in the context given.
Common Mistakes
- Treats কে as a locative-instrumental marker for place or means; reserve কে for the accusative object and use এ or য় for place, time or means.
- Uses র and এর interchangeably without checking the noun ending; match the genitive suffix to the noun's final sound.
- Omits the plural suffix on personal nouns; add রা or এরা to show more than one person.