বোঝা

See also: বোজা

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bodʒʱa/, [ˈbodʒʱaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bodʑʱa/, [ˈbodʑʱaˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /boza/, [ˈbozaˑ], [ˈbozaˑ]
• Homophone: বোজা (bōja, “to shut”) (some Eastern dialects)
• Rhymes: -od͡ʒʱa
• Hyphenation: বো‧ঝা

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀢𑁂 (*bujjhate), from Sanskrit बुध्यते (budhyate). Cognate with Assamese বুজা (buza).

Verb

বোঝা • (bōjha)

1. to understand

   তুমি কি বাংলা বোঝো?

   tumi ki baṅla bōjhō?

   Do you understand Bengali?

Conjugation

impersonal forms of বোঝা

verbal noun	বোঝা (bōjha)
infinitive	বুঝতে (bujhte)
progressive participle	বুঝতে-বুঝতে (bujhte-bujhte)
conditional participle	বুঝলে (bujhle)
perfect participle	বুঝে (bujhe)
habitual participle	বুঝে-বুঝে (bujhe-bujhe)

conjugation of বোঝা

	1st person	2nd person		3rd person	2nd person	3rd person
		very familiar	familiar	familiar	polite
singular	আমি (ami)	তুই (tui)	তুমি (tumi)	এ (e), ও (ō), সে (se)	আপনি (apni)	ইনি (ini), উনি (uni), তিনি (tini)
plural	আমরা (amra)	তোরা (tora)	তোমরা (tomra)	এরা (era), ওরা (ōra), তারা (tara)	আপনারা (apnara)	এঁরা (ẽra), ওঁরা (ō̃ra), তাঁরা (tãra)
simple present	বুঝি (bujhi)	বুঝিস (bujhish)	বোঝো (bōjho)	বোঝে (bōjhe)	বোঝেন (bōjhen)
present continuous	বুঝছি (bujhchi)	বুঝছিস (bujhchish)	বুঝছ (bujhcho)	বুঝছে (bujhche)	বুঝছেন (bujhchen)
present perfect	বুঝেছি (bujhechi)	বুঝেছিস (bujhechish)	বুঝেছ (bujhecho)	বুঝেছে (bujheche)	বুঝেছেন (bujhechen)
simple past	বুঝলাম (bujhlam)	বুঝলি (bujhli)	বুঝলে (bujhle)	বুঝল (bujhlo)	বুঝলেন (bujhlen)
past continuous	বুঝছিলাম (bujhchilam)	বুঝছিলি (bujhchili)	বুঝছিলে (bujhchile)	বুঝছিল (bujhchilo)	বুঝছিলেন (bujhchilen)
past perfect	বুঝেছিলাম (bujhechilam)	বুঝেছিলি (bujhechili)	বুঝেছিলে (bujhechile)	বুঝেছিল (bujhechilo)	বুঝেছিলেন (bujhechilen)
habitual/conditional past	বুঝতাম (bujhtam)	বুঝতিস/বুঝতি (bujhtish/bujhti)	বুঝতে (bujhte)	বুঝত (bujhto)	বুঝতেন (bujhten)
future	বুঝব (bujhbo)	বুঝবি (bujhbi)	বুঝবে (bujhbe)	বুঝবে (bujhbe)	বুঝবেন (bujhben)

Derived terms

• বোঝানো (bōjhanō, “to explain”)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (vŏjjha), from Sanskrit वह्य (vahya). Cognate to Hindi बोझ (bojh).

Noun

বোঝা • (bōjha)

1. load, burden
2. weight

   Synonym: ওজন (ōjon)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বোঝা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, বোঝা, Government of Bangladesh