আছে

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /⁠acchati⁠/), from Sanskrit आक्षेति (ā́kṣeti). Cognate with Bengali আছে (ache), Gujarati છે (che), Hindustani اَچْھنا (achnā) / अछना (achnā), Sylheti ꠀꠍꠦ (asé).

• IPA^(key): /asɛ/

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আছে • (ase)

1. there is; there are

   মোৰ ভাইটি আছে

   mür bhaiti ase

   I have a brother

   তোমাৰ ভাইটি আছেনে?

   tümar bhaiti asene?

   Do you have a brother?

• As seen in the above example sentences, this word is used to express possession when used with possessives/genitives. For example মোৰ ভাইটি আছে (mür bhaiti ase) word for word means "my brother there is" and translates as "I have a brother".

• The negative form is নাই (nai).
  • মোৰ ভাইটি নাই।

    mür bhaiti nai.

    I don't have a brother.

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɑt͡ʃʰe/, [ɑt͡ʃʰeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɑtɕʰe/, [ɑtɕʰeˑ], /ɑse/, [ɑseˑ]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /äsɛ/, [ˈäsɛ́ˑ]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /äse/, [ˈäseˑ]

আছে • (ache)

1. third-person of আছ- (ach-)