From: theke
Little words after nouns
From: theke
Theke (from) comes after the place or time: Dhaka theke (from Dhaka).
Which ending
After a place or a time
theke
For example
Dhaka theke
from Dhaka
From a person
-er kachh theke
For example
Rina-r kachh theke
from Rina
About this rule
How to tell
Put theke straight after the place or time, with no ending:
For a person, say -er kachh theke (from beside someone):
Why it works
Theke is the word for from. Like all these little words, it comes after the noun, not before it.
Ekhane (here) and okhane (there) shorten before theke:
Good to know
Theke also means than in comparisons, after the of form: Ami tomar theke boro. (I'm older than you.)
Examples
I've come from London.
Ami London theke eshechhi.
Word by wordI London from have-come
I'll start from tomorrow.
Kal theke shuru korbo.
Word by wordtomorrow from start will-do
Take the milk out of the fridge.
Fridge theke dudh-ta ber koro.
Word by wordfridge from milk-the out do
I got the book from Rina.
Ami Rina-r kachh theke boi-ta peyechhi.
Word by wordI Rina-of near from book-the have-got
How far is it from here?
Ekhan theke koto dur?
Word by wordhere from how-much far
Slips to avoid
Theke (from) comes after the place.
From a person takes the of form, usually with kachh (beside). You will also hear Rina-r theke (from Rina).
Lessons that use it
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