Respect & Politeness

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You're welcome; it's nothing.

Kono bepar na

KOH-noh BA-pahr NAH

About this phrase

Why it works

Kono bepar na literally means "(it's) no matter", using the negator na at the end to dismiss any trouble; the everyday Bangla equivalent of "it's nothing" or "no problem".

Literally

Any matter not

When to use it

A relaxed, gracious reply to "thank you" (dhonnobad); it plays down the favor as no trouble at all. Works with almost anyone.

How it feels

Warm and easygoing.

Formality

Neutral

Grammar

Word by word

The full explanation

A fixed, verbless phrase; Bangla routinely drops 'to be' in the present, so no verb is needed.

kono: any / no; an indefinite determiner, read here as 'no' because of the following na.

bepar: matter / affair / issue; the thing being dismissed.

na: not; the negation particle that turns the phrase into 'it's no matter'.

Rules in this phrase

Examples

In a conversation

Friend

Onek dhonnobad

Thank you so much

You

Kono bepar na

It's nothing

Common replies

Tobuo, onek dhonnobad

Still, thank you so much

Apni onek bhalo manush

You are a very kind person