No word for is
Being and having
No word for is
In the present, Bangla leaves out is when it says what something is or what it is like: Ami chhatro. (I'm a student.)
Which ending
Saying what or how something is, now
no verb
For example
Ami chhatro.
I'm a student.
About this rule
How to tell
When is joins a thing to a description or a name in the present (I am a student, she is tall), leave the verb out.
Use achhe (is there) only for:
where something is
that it exists
how someone is doing
Why it works
English needs am, is or are in every sentence. Bangla does not when you say what something is or what it is like.
Ami chhatro (I'm a student) is literally I student.
Good to know
In the past and future the verb comes back:
Good to know
For is not, add noy (is not):
Examples
I'm a student.
Ami chhatro.
Word by wordI student
This is my book.
Eta amar boi.
Word by wordthis my book
She's very nice.
O khub bhalo.
Word by wordshe very good
The food is delicious.
Khabar-ta khub mojar.
Word by wordfood-the very tasty
My name is Rina.
Amar nam Rina.
Word by wordmy name Rina
Slips to avoid
Achhi (I am (somewhere)) is for where or how you are, not what you are.
Saying what something is takes no verb.